bats

adjective

ˈbats 

: batty sense 2

Synonyms

• balmy
• barmy [chiefly British]
• batty
• bedlam
• bonkers
• brainsick
• bughouse [slang]
• certifiable
• crackbrained
• cracked
• crackers
• crackpot
• cranky [dialect]
• crazed
• crazy
• cuckoo
• daffy
• daft
• demented
• deranged
• fruity [slang]
• gaga
• haywire
• insane
• kooky
• kookie
• loco [slang]
• loony
• looney
• loony tunes
• looney tunes
• lunatic
• mad
• maniacal
• maniac
• mental
• meshuga
• meshugge
• meshugah
• meshuggah
• moonstruck
• non compos mentis
• nuts
• nutty
• psycho
• psychotic
• scatty [chiefly British]
• screwy
• unbalanced
• unhinged
• unsound
• wacko
• whacko
• wacky
• whacky
• wud [chiefly Scottish]

Examples of bats in a Sentence

by film's end it's obvious that faded movie star Norma Desmond is completely bats

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing bats

• bats in the belfry

Rhymes for bats

• batts
• brats
• cats
• chats
• fats
• flats
• gnats
• hats
• mats
• mattes
• nats
• pats