Synonyms of loons

loons

noun

plural of loon

1

as in lunatics

one having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind

giggled like a loon at his own jokes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lunatics
• maniacs
• fools
• bugs
• crazies
• loonies
• nuts
• wackos
• nutters
• nutcases
• psychotics
• schizos
• fruitcakes
• paranoids
• patients
• head cases
• madmen
• abnormals
• madwomen
• cracks
• schizophrenics
• kooks
• neurotics
• sociopaths
• characters
• deviants
• crackbrains
• monomaniacs
• obsessives
• schizoids
• crackpots
• weirdos
• eccentrics
• screwballs
• manic-depressives
• oddballs
• codgers
• flakes
• psychoneurotics
• zanies
• originals
• cranks
• fantastics
• cases
• schizophrenes
• tykes
• obsessive-compulsives
• oddities
• mythomaniacs
• quizzes

2

as in idiots

a stupid person

the loons at the grocery store had put the potato chips at the bottom of the bag

Synonyms & Similar Words

• idiots
• morons
• lunatics
• stupids
• fools
• imbeciles
• losers
• yahoos
• dolts
• prats
• ignoramuses
• mutts
• knuckleheads
• dummies
• dimwits
• boneheads
• pinheads
• dopes
• dullards
• ninnies
• dunderheads
• goons
• simpletons
• numskulls
• dunces
• blockheads
• cretins
• geese
• chuckleheads
• ganders
• nitwits
• lunkheads
• nimrods
• donkeys
• deadheads
• jackasses
• stupes
• hardheads
• turkeys
• airheads
• noddies
• oafs
• clucks
• fatheads
• goofs
• bubbleheads
• hammerheads
• nincompoops
• dorks
• jerks
• birdbrains
• ratbags
• meatheads
• nuts
• know-nothings
• loggerheads
• loonies
• dips
• golems
• stocks
• noodles
• dumbbells
• clowns
• doofuses
• schlubs
• sapheads
• dumb clucks
• nits
• chowderheads
• clunks
• half-wits
• buffoons
• madmen
• lamebrains
• momes
• lumps
• schnooks
• clots
• cuddies
• dim bulbs
• dum-dums
• thickheads
• dodoes
• villains
• skunks
• dumbheads
• ninnyhammers
• woodenheads
• zanies
• clodpolls
• dummkopfs
• boobies
• yo-yos
• snakes
• mugs
• creeps
• beasts
• boors
• scatterbrains
• gawks
• cads
• stinkers
• heels
• curs
• churls
• featherbrains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brains
• intellectuals
• thinkers
• geniuses
• sages
• intellects
• wizards
• whizzes
• polymaths
• Renaissance men
• sharpies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of loons

The space is pristine and remote, surrounded by woods and loons and big muscular-looking boulders for perching on and thinking deep thoughts. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026

This is sending shivers down the spines of regular Democrats, who now sheepishly admit the party has been turned over to the left-wing loons. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026

Rock Harbor to Daisy Farm Campground This trail almost entirely follows the coast for 7 miles, with a soundtrack of lapping waves, trilling loons, and the occasional outboard motor. — Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 7 June 2026

As loons make their way back to Midwest lakes this spring, some are being forced out of the sky by dangerous weather conditions, leading to crash landings far from water. — Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026

The location lends itself to lush landscapes and sandy beaches with ample opportunity to spot local flora and fauna from frogs and tortoises to hawks and loons. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026

The show also contains numerous Canadian references — cottage country, loons, McGill University — which would have not made sense outside of the Great White North. — Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026

For those in search of the immersive Adirondack experience of sleeping under the stars and morning wake-up calls courtesy of resident loons, camping is a solid choice. — Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025

Maine has thousands more loons than the other New England states, with the other five states combining for about 1,000 adults. — Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 14 Dec. 2025