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bonkers

[bong-kerz] / ˈbɒŋ kərz /
ADJECTIVE
crazy
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


Example Sentences

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It's easy, too, to say that the way Mandelson was appointed was bonkers, that the process failed.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

It’s the more bonkers elements that make this movie sing and that grinning, ghoulish sensibility proves to be Sokolov’s auteurist signature.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

It wasn’t even an official WBC game—and the scenes were bonkers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Jean has two personalities, he attests: “the peaceful one here, and the bonkers one onstage.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Isadora kept texting him videos of people’s takes on the military’s involvement in science, which ranged from totally bonkers conspiracy theories to surprisingly informative facts from laypeople, complete with reliable sources.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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