screwy

screwy

adj \ˈskrü-ē\

screw·i·erscrew·i·est

Definition of SCREWY

1

: crazily absurd, eccentric, or unusual

2

: crazy, insane

— screw·i·ness noun

Examples of SCREWY

1. I knew something was screwy.
2. <the counterfeit bills are poorly done and would look screwy to even the untrained eye>

First Known Use of SCREWY

1887

Related to SCREWY

Synonyms: bizarre, bizarro, cranky, crazy, curious, eccentric, erratic, far-out, funky, funny, kinky, kooky (also kookie), offbeat, off-kilter, off-the-wall, outlandish, out-of-the-way, outré, peculiar, quaint, queer, queerish, quirky, remarkable, rum [chiefly British], odd, spaced-out, strange, wacky (also whacky), way-out, weird, weirdo, wild

Antonyms: balanced, compos mentis, sane, sound, uncrazy

Related Words: aberrant, abnormal, addlepated, flaky; extraordinary, fantastic (also fantastical), freak, freakish, freaky, phantasmagoric (or phantasmagorical), phenomenal; atypical, rare, singular, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unusual, unwonted; conspicuous, notable, noticeable, outstanding, prominent, salient, striking; atrocious, outrageous, shocking; crotchety, idiosyncratic, nonconformist, nonmainstream, out-there, unconventional, unorthodox; baffling, bewildering, confounding, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling

Near Antonyms: average, commonplace, everyday, garden, normal, ordinary, prosaic, routine, run-of-the-mill, standard, typical, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual, workaday; conformist, conservative, conventional; expected, familiar, knee-jerk, predictable; common, customary, frequent, habitual, regular, wonted

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Rhymes with SCREWY

bluey, buoy, chewy, flooey, gluey, gooey, hooey, newie, phooey, rouille, sloughy, viewy