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as in excited
informal
showing urgent desire or interest
The friends are bonkers about the new video game, and play together for hours at a time.
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as in insane
informal + sometimes offensive
unable to think in a clear or sensible way
She spent her last years as a totally bonkers recluse in a decaying mansion.
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Recent Examples of bonkers
The footage is also a fun reminder that Australia is an absolutely bonkers place.
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David Hookstead Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
Rinna briefly conflated the mayor’s race with the California’s equally bonkers gubernatorial contest.
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Marc Malkin,
Variety,
26 May 2026
There were indelible clutch moments and absolutely bonkers endings.
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Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
Tanyard Hill, located next to Coy Hill, is home to four warehouses built in the early ’60s that also apparently yield barrels with truly bonkers levels of alcohol.
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Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
9 Nov. 2025
Graffiti historian Roger Gastman—who helped orchestrate MOCA’s record-setting Art in the Streets show in 2011—takes over a 40,000-square-foot warehouse on the edge of Chinatown for a totally bonkers street art experience.
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Marielle Wakim,
Los Angeles Magazine,
21 June 2018
Hulu’s new show from the creator of Luther is a totally bonkers melange of sci-fi scenarios, global doom, and stabbiness.
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Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2018
David Hookstead Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
Rinna briefly conflated the mayor’s race with the California’s equally bonkers gubernatorial contest.
—
Marc Malkin,
Variety,
26 May 2026
There were indelible clutch moments and absolutely bonkers endings.
—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
Tanyard Hill, located next to Coy Hill, is home to four warehouses built in the early ’60s that also apparently yield barrels with truly bonkers levels of alcohol.
—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
9 Nov. 2025
Graffiti historian Roger Gastman—who helped orchestrate MOCA’s record-setting Art in the Streets show in 2011—takes over a 40,000-square-foot warehouse on the edge of Chinatown for a totally bonkers street art experience.
—
Marielle Wakim,
Los Angeles Magazine,
21 June 2018
Hulu’s new show from the creator of Luther is a totally bonkers melange of sci-fi scenarios, global doom, and stabbiness.
—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bonkers
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While the online retailer is serving up some excellent K-beauty deals—up to 40% off markdowns—our beauty editors are most excited about Medicube deals.
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While the Athletics hosted the Angels in Sacramento, their Single-A affiliate minor league team, Stockton Ports, hosted lots of dads who were excited to take their kids, young and grown, out to the ball game.
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The Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 8 laptop shows up ready to work with a snappy Intel Core Ultra 7 processor, insane 32GB of RAM, and spacious 2TB SSD in its (figurative) briefcase.
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Eventually, though, Lestat breaks, coming clean about his tumultuous past with first lover Nicolas de Lenfent (Joseph Potter), who went insane after being attacked by Armand (Assad Zaman) in Paris in the late 18th century.
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But it's been on the court where Hargitay has proved to be one of Brunson's most enthusiastic supporters, frequently attending Knicks games at Madison Square Garden.
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Here’s help The Tartan Army took over Miami Scottish fans are enthusiastic, rambunctious, loud and — more than anything — organized.
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Or that Penélope Cruz’s sultry chilliness would jibe with either her male counterparts or Wilde’s diary-of-a-mad-housewife interpretation of a brittle, eager-to-impress woman brimming with creative frustration.
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Are Nationals fans still mad at Bryce Harper for leaving?
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Helping the environment was just one reason that Jeffrey Leandro Diaz’s ex-girlfriend, Cecilia Melgar Bravo, was an avid cyclist.
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As an avid library-goer, the new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota and Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago are essential attractions.
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The defense argued that Bland had a psychotic episode due to a COVID infection.
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The experience in question was a psychotic break that Murray endured in 2017 after spending several months involved with a wellness cult, coming to believe herself capable of powerful healing abilities.
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Now, the 49‑year‑old turns his attention to an NBA roster headlined by Flagg and a Mavericks team eager to return to championship contention.
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Some ships, eager to get out of harm’s the war’s way, may have their vessels towed tug their boats out of the strait before they’re cleaned.
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The president as a maniacal urban planner is a white-knuckle ride, with Washington — and Washingtonians — just holding on for dear life.
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One of Anthropic’s great strengths compared to its archrival OpenAI is its maniacal focus.
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“Bonkers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bonkers. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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