as in eccentric
a person of odd or whimsical habits
The neighbors dismissed her as a loony when she painted sheep on her house.
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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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Recent Examples of loony
Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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
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Adjective
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Osgood Perkins wrote and directed this waking nightmare about Maika Monroe’s psychic FBI agent on the trail of ... if not quite a serial killer, the looniest murder influencer ever.
—Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loony
Noun
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Ra’s decades-long adherence to this personal mythology, along with his air of serene bemusement and his extravagant robes and headdresses, led to his popular image as a colorful eccentric.—
Ekow Eshun
July 11,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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Other characters include outcasts, visionaries and eccentrics — all of whom live on the margins as unseen — a former priest, a girl trapped in working her family’s candy stand, a woman who learned preaching from her brother and is a caretaker for her dying housemate.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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No Broward program can possibly be as wasteful and downright stupid as the Office of Election Crimes and Security (OECS).—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Aug. 2025
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On the other side of the ledger, Jaguar did a stupid, and seriously WOKE advertisement, THAT IS A TOTAL DISASTER!—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Gomez has appeared on two episodes of the show as her character, Alex Russo.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The shorts introduce the main characters in the series, including Captain America (Sam Wilson), Black Panther (T’Challa), and Iron Spider (Aña Corazon).—
Clea Haran,
Parents,
7 Aug. 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
Noun
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His search takes him to a wacko cult in the desert run by a scamster, and that of course puts the sheriff in deadly danger.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
6 July 2025
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You could also get lost attempting to read the splintered English and Hebrew letters running atop a stage festooned with wacko props and occult imagery.—
Andrew Lampert,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Similar to the first film, families will enjoy silly slapstick mixed with great chemistry between Lohan and Curtis, who are just as good together.—
Katie Grant,
Parents,
7 Aug. 2025
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In one silly snap, Cannon could be seen wearing a red sweatsuit and posing with four of his kids.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Dawn rambles on, issuing crackpot theories in the background.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
17 July 2025
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Arson, which blends conspiracy, conflagration, and the surrender of control, has a unique tendency to elicit crackpot theories.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
Adjective
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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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“Loony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loony. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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