MESHUGA Synonyms: 138 Similar and Opposite Words

meshuga

adjective

mə-ˈshu̇-gə

variants or meshugge also meshugah or meshuggah

Definition of meshuga

as in stupid

showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment You've got to be meshuga if you think she is going to go out with you.

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Adjective

That new development was in conjunction with head coach and top coordinator salaries that went from stupid to offensive.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2026
In the end, that was stupid, because these things were actually trapped.

— Nilay Patel, The Verge, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of stupid

Adjective

Malkmus teases guitarist Greg Ginn for liking the Grateful Dead now and notes how sweet drummer Bill Stevenson seems for answering a reporter’s silly question so thoughtfully.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 10 Nov. 2026
Still, beyond those sillier antics, Fantano’s content come with breathless vigor and detailed context and research.

— Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of silly

Adjective

In our era of No Kings rallies, the contemporary political relevance of a mad ruler demanding public displays of fealty is so obvious that Prikryl doesn’t need to press the point very hard.

— Langdon Hammer, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Heather may or may not be mad that Tamra took selfies with Jenn and not with her.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of mad

Adjective

And Murdoch uses a light hand, making the characters seem lovingly and relatably absurd throughout.

— Namara Smith, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2026
This camp has insisted all along that Huang’s advocacy was not only self-serving — a thin justification for his pursuit of profits — but, on its face, absurd.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of absurd

Adjective

Bearing no relation to any of the films titled Black Christmas, this is an efficiently nasty tale of a lunatic (wielding a very sharp axe) who stalks a sleepy town at Christmastime.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2026
Against Alabama, with 102,000 lunatic fans, Neyland might as well have been the Colosseum.

— Austin Evans, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of lunatic

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