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cockamamie
adjective as in imbecilic
Weak matches
- absurd
- asinine
- brainless
- crazy
- daffy
- daft
- dippy
- doltish
- dotty
- fantastic
- fatuous
- feebleminded
- half-baked
- half-witted
- harebrained
- idiotic
- ill-advised
- ill-considered
- imprudent
- incautious
- indiscreet
- injudicious
- insane
- irrational
- jerky
- kooky
- loony
- ludicrous
- lunatic
- mad
- moronic
- nonsensical
- nutty
- preposterous
- ridiculous
- senseless
- short-sighted
- silly
- simple
- softheaded
- stupid
- tomfool
- unearthly
- unintelligent
- unreasonable
- unwise
- wacky
- weak
- witless
- zany
adjective as in irrational
Strongest matches
adjective as in nutty
adjective as in unbelievable
Strongest matches
Example Sentences
He likened the “cockamamie” security dog program to stop-and-frisk policies and claimed that the practice is “unethical” and provides a “less safe” experience for non-white fliers.
Rather than take on Cannon’s cockamamie assignment, Smith laid out accurate jury instructions based on the actual charges and law.
Slowly, Gourley introduced his cockamamie mind and razor-sharp wit, learning how to joust with O’Brien and feeling freer to crack up the parade of famous guests.
I’m a mere critic, not a network pinhead, as David Letterman referred to executives who made these kinds of decisions, but that doesn’t mean I can’t dream up cockamamie ideas.
Ironically, the space aliens, ludicrous as they may be, are less insulting to the intelligence of the audience than the cockamamie developments on planet Earth.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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