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a crazy idea
an insane idea
a wild idea
an outrageous idea
a ludicrous idea
a crazy world
a bizarre world
a messed-up world
a weird world
a strange world
a ridiculous world
a crazy dream
a weird dream
an incredible dream
a wacky dream
a freaky dream
an extraordinary dream
a crazy story
an insane story
a bizarre story
a wacky story
an epic story
a strange story

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Recent Examples of crazy
Adjective
With Eric concussed and not thinking clearly, Andrew is the only grown-up in the room who seems to have his head screwed on straight, representing the perspective of the audience: These people are crazy. Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2023 Go crazy with guacamole, too, because avocados are at a bargain. Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 30 Jan. 2023
Noun
The Crimson Tide’s student section under first-year coach Nate Oats doesn’t have a catchy new nickname yet, but the hardhat wearing Crimson crazies showed up in force for the home team’s gritty 77-74 victory against Kansas State. Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 28 Jan. 2020 Please don’t engage with the crazies in the comments. Christina Oehler, Health.com, 15 Nov. 2019 See All Example Sentences for crazy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crazy
Adjective
  • Sinner won a bizarre semifinal in his first tournament back from a three-month doping ban, while Alcaraz triumphed in a sloppy duel.
    Sam Settleman, New York Times, 17 May 2025
  • Known for its deluge of gruesome deaths that just get more bizarre with each iteration, Final Destination is now returning for a sixth movie.
    Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.
    Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.
    Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • In one sense, this isn’t an entirely stupid proposition.
    Air Mail, Air Mail, 3 May 2025
  • Vel rails against the offender, saying her lover was the kind of warrior the Ghor rebels are trying to be and that her loss is both incalculable and stupid.
    Noel Murray, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Key Background Leo was born in Chicago as Robert Francis Prevost, and his election as pontiff drew excited responses from Vance and President Donald Trump, who both wished him success in his role leading the Catholic Church.
    Molly Bohannon, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • The nerves turned into excited butterflies as my wave kicked off.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • In this instance there was a weird misunderstanding about which some of the people on the WGA Board chose to assume the worst.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 10 May 2025
  • These shows are inherently weird, and weird goes hand in hand with art.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • John’s piano and vocals, thankfully, were front and center, and did not suffer from uneven mixing.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2025
  • For instance, the automaker heard customers say the cup holders were hard to use because the front console was uneven and the cup holders weren’t flexible enough to hold different sizes and types of vessels.
    Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • Long-time nemesis Brad Marchand scored the winner for the Panthers on a twisted wrister that banked off Rielly before zipping past goalie Joseph Woll.
    Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
  • The lustful reggaeton-bachata song about a twisted love affair would shock fans upon its release in the spring of 2005.
    Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • The film centers on the young Syrian revolutionaries who rebel against the regime of then-Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s and create an secret underground library with thousands of books buried under the ruins.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 14 May 2025
  • There, Neto and Rafael — revolutionaries and lovers — are separated by the Salvadoran conflict.
    Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025

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“Crazy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crazy. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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