Synonyms of balminess

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noun

as in insanity

lack of good sense or judgment

only sheer balminess would possess someone to invest in that loser of a stock

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insanity
• madness
• simplicity
• craziness
• absurdity
• dottiness
• zaniness
• fatuousness
• unwisdom
• wackiness
• nonsensicalness
• preposterousness
• nuttiness
• foolishness
• daftness
• witlessness
• imbecility
• dippiness
• silliness
• brainlessness
• inanity
• dulness
• lunacy
• folly
• dullness
• fatuity
• dopiness
• stupidness
• denseness
• stupidity
• simpleness
• slowness
• asininity
• senselessness
• obtuseness
• idiocy
• feeblemindedness
• oafishness
• mindlessness
• unreasonableness
• irrationality
• dumbness
• simplemindedness
• vacuity
• doltishness
• ridiculousness
• gormlessness
• fallacy
• weirdness
• kookiness
• dim-wittedness
• ludicrousness
• laughableness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wisdom
• sanity
• soundness
• sagacity
• prudence
• validity
• rationality
• sapience
• sagaciousness
• reasonableness
• sensibleness
• sageness
• perception
• logicality
• insight
• reasonability
• logicalness
• discernment
• rationalness
• percipience

balmy

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adjective

1

as in psychotic

having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind

a completely balmy but harmless old man who talked intently to plants and believed they answered back

Synonyms & Similar Words

• psychotic
• insane
• lunatic
• mad
• nuts
• crazy
• maniacal
• mental
• paranoidal
• strange
• gaga
• maniac
• whacky
• paranoid
• disturbed
• crazed
• nutty
• cuckoo
• barmy
• ballistic
• cracked
• daffy
• demented
• bedlam
• wacky
• psycho
• deranged
• fruity
• odd
• batty
• around the bend
• moonstruck
• screwy
• looney
• kooky
• loony
• unhinged
• eccentric
• loony tunes
• haywire
• out to lunch
• irrational
• whacko
• non compos mentis
• certifiable
• daft
• unbalanced
• depressed
• crackbrained
• bats
• kookie
• scatty
• wacko
• meshugah
• brainsick
• foolish
• bonkers
• bughouse
• loco
• fey
• meshuga
• unreasonable
• unsound
• off
• looney tunes
• cranky
• queer
• meshugge
• frantic
• crackpot
• delirious
• obsessed
• hysteric
• schizophrenic
• distraught
• meshuggah
• out of one's mind
• loopy
• tetched
• schizoid
• distracted
• wud
• touched
• out of one's head
• hysterical
• neurotic
• off one's gourd
• aberrant
• dotty
• sociopathic
• off one's head
• disordered
• oddball
• crackers
• off one's rocker
• nuclear
• delusionary
• paranoiac
• delusional
• pixillated
• pixilated
• paranoic
• obsessive-compulsive
• wigged-out
• frenzied
• witless
• berserk
• amuck
• potty
• raving
• amok
• ape
• teched
• senseless
• fixated
• monomaniacal
• bananas
• monomaniac

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sound
• balanced
• reasonable
• sane
• clear
• lucid
• rational
• normal
• sensible
• judicious
• healthy
• wise
• compos mentis
• uncrazy
• well-adjusted
• unneurotic

2

as in temperate

marked by temperatures that are neither too high nor too low

a balmy spring day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• temperate
• sunny
• mild
• gentle
• moderate
• soft
• equable
• genial
• clement
• pleasant
• peaceful
• delightful
• cloudless
• sunshiny
• tranquil
• rainless
• calm
• placid
• clear
• fair
• halcyon
• fine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• severe
• harsh
• inclement
• breezy
• windy
• stormy
• intemperate
• rough
• rainy
• blustery
• gusty
• misty
• gray
• gloomy
• cloudy
• grey
• overcast
• dismal
• foggy
• hazy
• bleak
• blustering
• squally
• raw
• bitter
• showery
• dirty
• foul
• nasty
• sunless

3

as in gentle

not harsh or stern especially in nature or effect

a pleasant, balmy breeze was all that stirred the wildflowers growing near the shore

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gentle
• soothing
• soft
• mild
• mellow
• benign
• light
• quiet
• bland
• delicate
• serene
• smooth
• peaceful
• tender
• tranquil
• calm
• placid
• nonabrasive
• pacific
• easy
• merciful
• compassionate
• lenient
• clement
• sleek
• softening
• slick
• emollient
• cushioning
• buffering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• harsh
• rough
• coarse
• hard
• intense
• powerful
• severe
• caustic
• stern
• exquisite
• abrasive
• fierce
• scathing
• violent
• savage
• strong
• ungentle
• forceful
• forcible
• rugged
• grim
• irritating
• oppressive
• stiff
• roughened
• gruff
• pitiless
• rude
• tyrannical
• roughening
• abrading
• tyrannic
• heavy-handed

4

as in absurd

showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment

the balmy notion that the IRS wouldn't collect taxes on his lottery winnings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• absurd
• silly
• foolish
• stupid
• crazy
• mad
• insane
• idiotic
• irrational
• lunatic
• zany
• whacky
• simple
• idiotical
• nutty
• ridiculous
• fatuous
• dippy
• wacky
• daffy
• weak
• slow
• looney
• sappy
• kooky
• out to lunch
• fool
• loony
• cuckoo
• dumb
• preposterous
• unwise
• asinine
• dotty
• unreasonable
• jerky
• daft
• screwball
• witless
• nonsensical
• inept
• brainless
• dim
• unreasoning
• cockeyed
• senseless
• dense
• kookie
• harebrained
• soft
• weak-minded
• simpleminded
• bubbleheaded
• featherheaded
• thick
• dull
• crackpot
• half-baked
• vacuous
• lunkheaded
• opaque
• tomfool
• moronic
• dopey
• half-witted
• obtuse
• thoughtless
• imbecilic
• clueless
• brain-dead
• unreasoned
• farcical
• ludicrous
• illogical
• oafish
• dorky
• mindless
• doltish
• softheaded
• unintelligent
• fallacious
• dunderheaded
• lamebrain
• pinheaded
• imbecile
• laughable
• invalid
• nonrational
• thickheaded
• dopy
• surd
• gormless
• unsound
• notional
• empty-headed
• clownish
• feebleminded
• airheaded
• lamebrained
• dim-witted
• knuckleheaded
• boobish
• chowderheaded
• slow-witted
• chuckleheaded
• ill-advised
• buffoonish
• birdbrained
• unconsidered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sound
• sensible
• wise
• bright
• sane
• judicious
• prudent
• reasonable
• intelligent
• valid
• clever
• smart
• sagacious
• rational
• logical
• sage
• sapient
• brainy
• well-advised