kooky

[koo-kee] / ˈku ki /

ADJECTIVE

eccentric

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bizarre cranky crazy flaky freakish funky nutty odd off-center offbeat outlandish peculiar quaint quirky unconventional weird

WEAK

aberrant abnormal anomalous capricious cockeyed curious droll erratic far-out freaky funny idiosyncratic irregular oddball off the wall out in left field singular strange uncommon unusual way-out whimsical wild

Antonyms

STRONGEST

common conventional normal ordinary reasonable regular sane standard usual

Example Sentences

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It’s also the latest echo of the kooky craze of adding “.com” to company names back then, which has been repeating with companies racing to add “AI” to their names or tickers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

And Sam's kooky persona is either going to win people's hearts or crash out spectacularly.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Her kooky chipmunk moxie lets her get through any script relatively unscathed, including this one.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

At the time it was just another one of his kooky ideas that went nowhere, largely because the people around him were able to give him another shiny object to chase.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026

Maybe Dadi’s not the only kooky one, eh?

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

kooky

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