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noun

Definition of loonynext
as in eccentric
a person of odd or whimsical habits The neighbors dismissed her as a loony when she painted sheep on her house.

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loony

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adjective

ˈlü-nē How to pronounce loony (audio)
variants also looney
as in stupid
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment that's got to be the looniest idea I've ever heard

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Recent Examples of loony
Adjective
Read the story » More Top Stories Rebecca Mead on the Romanian director Radu Jude, whose loony, brilliant movies explore his native city of Bucharest. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026 Dark loony New York comedy, but still. — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025 None of them care what their grandiose and loony ideas cost ordinary people. — Susan Shelley, Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025 Hong Kong audiences didn’t completely vibe with the film’s loony superhero shtick upon its release. — Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for loony
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loony
  1. eccentric
  2. stupid
  3. character
  4. silly
  5. wacko
  6. insane
  7. crackpot
  8. foolish
Noun
  • Make sure to practice a full range of motion with these and emphasize the eccentric (the way down) part of the movement for maximal time under tension and muscle-building stimulus.
    — Jakob Roze, HEALTH, 19 Aug. 2026
  • No documentarian has a better eye for intriguing oddballs than Errol Morris, who built his feature film career on drawing them out in conversation, from pet-cemetery owners in Gates of Heaven to small-town eccentrics in Vernon, Florida.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of eccentric
Adjective
  • Far too much coverage of declining trust in science — particularly the anti-vaccine movement — is predicated on the assumption that its adherents are either stupid or crazy.
    — Rick Berke, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The Dodge Durango Hellcat is the most accessible way to go stupid-fast in a three-row family car thanks to the Escalade V‘s high price tag.
    — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of stupid
Noun
  • And magically, the architects and designers have achieved this without compromising its unique character.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Captivated by the unknown, meeting characters as elusive as those in a Homer epic, Niaz sets in motion an irreversible process of self-transformation.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of character
Adjective
  • The Astros’ rotation is in such a state that ruling anyone out as a candidate to start games seems silly, but their actions indicate Imai is something of a last resort.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • So, even though Jay spent the song drawing a line between his own sophistication and the rest of the rap world’s childish behavior, 13 years later, kids are turning his luxury flex into a silly dance.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of silly
Noun
  • People who see ghosts tend to see the same ghost wafting down the same staircase, but none of the characters populating Leo’s wacko hallucinations have returned for a repeat perfor-mance.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
  • This wacko crew was one of the greatest things in the history of television.
    — Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Definition of wacko
Adjective
  • If that insane offer doesn’t plug the leak, the fire sale begins.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • That’s a big memory for me as a kid, so having that happen is insane.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of insane
Noun
  • Get the angst out of the games, and the crackpots will move on to some other fashionable cause.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026
  • Artists have always used music to question authority and expose the cracks (and the crackpots) in the American story.
    — Time, Time, 6 May 2026
Definition of crackpot
Adjective
  • But Americans would be foolish to think that Washington is anywhere near solving this problem.
    — Doug Beck, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • That’s economically foolish and potentially devastating for patients.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of foolish

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