BATTY Synonyms: 217 Similar and Opposite Words

batty

adjective

ˈba-tē

as in insane

showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment He's full of creative ideas, but some are truly batty and lead nowhere.

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as in psychotic

unable to think in a clear or sensible way Being cooped up together all weekend can make a family go a bit batty.

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Recent Examples of batty Outdoor pumpkin decor never looked so batty! —

Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025 Instead, channel vibes that are more wickedly stylish than batty. —

Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 15 Sep. 2025 After the batty banter, Ted admitted that he was frustrated because Pellegrini came into his brother Eddie’s diner, and now the mobster has Eddie and Ted’s girlfriend scared. —

Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 16 Mar. 2025 Hot on the heels of 2022’s brilliantly batty tech-slasher and this year’s Afraid is Subservience, which is now streaming on Netflix. —

Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for batty

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In any other historical period, proposing such a career trajectory would’ve seemed mildly insane — like if Peter Buck had followed up Fables of the Reconstruction by producing Whitney Houston instead of the Feelies.

— Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026
For so much of the season, Rachel is low-key stoned, which can keep her at a remove, even when things are getting really insane.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 May 2026