CUCKOO Synonyms: 222 Similar and Opposite Words

cuckoo 1 of 2

adjective

as in mad

showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment offered a completely cuckoo suggestion for using the defunct strip mall

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cuckoo

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noun

ˈkü-(ˌ)kü

as in lunatic

a person who lacks good sense or judgment one cuckoo at the campground tried to boil soup in a plastic cup

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as in goose

a silly flighty person didn't want to be among those cuckoos who race around the mall the day before Christmas

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Recent Examples of cuckoo

Adjective

In the Disney film, Geppetto is a maker of toys and cuckoo clocks living in a vaguely European half-timber house. —

Perri Klass, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2022 In the midst of such cuckoo-ness, my son, Isaac, and daughter-in-law, Lennon, had the courage to bring a child into this world. —

New York Times, 15 Mar. 2022

Noun

Anticipating the arrival of letters has become part of the rhythm of Helen’s day, part of the light shifting across the kitchen floor and the cuckoo of her wooden clock announcing every hour. —

Sadia Shepard, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026 After earning an Academy Award nomination for her performance in Good Will Hunting (1997), Minnie Driver went on to a long, varied career in lavish musicals (The Phantom of the Opera), Disney fairytales (Cinderella), romantic dramas (Beyond the Lights), and cuckoo action fare (The Beekeeper). —

Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cuckoo

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuckoo

Adjective

Auriemma was also mad that Staley did not participate in the traditional Final Four handshake before the game after the coaches were announced, though Staley had shaken his hand earlier.

— Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
How to break the car rental rage cycle Don't get mad.

— Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026