as in lunatic
one having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind
his insistence that aliens were monitoring his thoughts forced us to conclude that he was in fact a loony
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as in stupid
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment
that's got to be the looniest idea I've ever heard
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as in psychotic
having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind
I probably sound like a loony talking to myself like I do
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Recent Examples of loony
Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
Holland treats the idea of a loony murderer’s spirit occupying a doll’s form with an uncommon seriousness.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2024
Innocent people are dying daily in this loony country.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024
His unhinged pattern of loony behavior should scare America.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
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Adjective
One of our region's most famous comics, Michael Hawthorne, built a career from illustrating the loony loudmouth.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
Holland treats the idea of a loony murderer’s spirit occupying a doll’s form with an uncommon seriousness.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2024
Innocent people are dying daily in this loony country.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024
His unhinged pattern of loony behavior should scare America.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loony
Adjective
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Camp, stupid, joyful—to both own and access—Labubu has taken over.—
Lara Johnson-Wheeler,
Vogue,
31 May 2025
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This is just stupid how successful this is, but that’s really underselling it.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
31 May 2025
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With his shock of spiky hair and adrenaline rushes, Smith turns a corporate villain into a lunatic new-wave frontman.—
Charles McNultyTheater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2023
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The first personality is the lunatic, chaotic artist, with no limits.—
John Bleasdale,
Variety,
8 Dec. 2022
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Stories for the waiting room According to Kevin Dutton, a British psychologist and author, and assorted studies, the 10 careers with the highest proportion of psychopaths are CEO, lawyer, TV news personalities, salespeople, surgeons, journalists, police officers, clergy, chefs and civil servants.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2025
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Burrough reveals the hero of Bob Dylan’s 1967 ballad to be a psychopath.—
Paul Begala,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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Tauruses will go crazy for something chic, functional, and soft to the touch.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
9 Feb. 2023
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Before getting into the chaos of episode 5, that episode 4 cliff hanger was crazy.—
Calie Schepp,
EW.com,
6 Feb. 2023
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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
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Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.—
Thomas Saccente,
Arkansas Online,
17 Jan. 2023
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Camp offered sanctuary, a mode of performance that didn’t suffer hypocritical fools gladly.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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Soccer is the most popular sport in the world and the city’s essential billionaire investor, Morningstar founder Joe Mansueto, is no fool.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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Alas, during one night siege (silly enough to not scare the little ones, even as the entire village repeatedly goes up in flames), Hiccup aims his weapon at the shape of a Night Fury (no one, we’re told repeatedly, as ever really seen one), shoots, and … what!—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 June 2025
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Still, sometimes Forrest’s demands seemed nitpicky, silly even.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2025
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The fact that death itself is the protagonist, rather than some mask-wearing homicidal maniac, is what gives these films their morbid allure.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2025
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And a perilous Purge situation flooding the streets with maniacs?—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Loony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loony. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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