wacky

adjective

ˈwa-kē How to pronounce wacky (audio)
variants also whacky
Definition of wackynext
1
as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion raised by an uncle with a rather wacky philosophy of parenting

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2
as in psychotic
having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind a series of bizarre letters that the killer sent to the police, detailing his wacky, disturbed view of the world

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3
as in silly
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment one club member whose wacky ideas for fund-raisers usually produced groans

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Recent Examples of wacky Don't get cute While some years are wackier than others, top seeds are historically a good bet to win it all. — Everett Cook, Axios, 16 Mar. 2025 Canons are as made-up as the stories that are part of them, so Dark Forces still has value as part of an old continuity that remains fun and quite wacky at times. — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2025 Coffee consumption has been disrupted by wacky energy drinks and elaborately sweet, calorie-rich Starbucks concoctions. — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025 Face one: wacky, ideologically fevered, performatively outraged. — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 8 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wacky
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wacky
  1. bizarre
  2. psychotic
  3. silly
  4. eccentric
  5. mental
  6. strange
  7. insane
  8. absurd
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  • The esoteric will never sit completely comfortably in the mainstream, because that’s the point of it: to be unusual, bizarre, absurd.
    — Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 18 Mar. 2025
  • So many of the characters on this show speak with such bizarre, precise dialogue that can only make sense in the Severance world.
    — Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of bizarre
Adjective
  • The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.
    — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.
    — Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 2023
Definition of psychotic
Adjective
  • Finally, its focus on physics means that things get silly pretty quickly, which makes for very shareable moments and clips.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Dozen Bakery off Nolensville Pike is celebrating this silliest of holidays with special pies and quiche.
    — Adam Tamburin, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of silly
Adjective
  • The film is set in a dystopian future and follows a teenage girl who teams with an eccentric grifter and mysterious robot to find her brother.
    — Julia Teti, WWD, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Its latest, Brown Flowers, has an eccentric collection of notes (Queen Anne’s lace!
    — Jackie Fields, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of eccentric
Adjective
  • Williamson said earlier this week that his hamstring is completely healed, but his mental state remains a work in progress.
    — oregonlive, oregonlive, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Sign up That Torrance pushed Vial and Eduardo to such mental anguish does not surprise immigrant-justice advocates.
    — María Inés Taracena, The New Republic, 12 Apr. 2023
Definition of mental
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  • But a blinkered narrative coupled with misty-eyed aesthetic choices yield a strange and scattershot result.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Local Pointers for Great Salt Lake State Park The nearby historic Saltair is just a couple miles from the park (a five-minute drive) and is a strange and interesting site to check out.
    — Maya Silver, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of strange
Adjective
  • Your voice is insane.
    — Mary Colurso | mcolurso@al.com, al, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The Republican and right-wing reaction is just insane.
    — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
Definition of insane
Adjective
  • Undermining tax collections and the IRS goes hand in glove with Trump’s absurd belief that the U.S. federal government can or should try to fund itself primarily via tariffs.
    — New York Daily News, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
  • On the other hand, prescribing some specific artisanal orange marmalade seems absurd.
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of absurd

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