Synonyms of nutty

nutty

adjective

ˈnə-tē 

1

as in silly

showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment

that's a nutty idea that won't work at all

Synonyms & Similar Words

• silly
• stupid
• insane
• crazy
• foolish
• absurd
• mad
• idiotic
• lunatic
• irrational
• loony
• zany
• wacky
• kooky
• wacko
• fool
• ridiculous
• simple
• dumb
• daffy
• dippy
• cuckoo
• nonsensical
• unreasonable
• crackpot
• fatuous
• sappy
• preposterous
• screwball
• jerky
• asinine
• daft
• dotty
• batty
• weak
• barmy
• harebrained
• witless
• unreasoning
• unwise
• brainless
• fruity
• loony tunes
• simpleminded
• balmy
• inept
• weak-minded
• out to lunch
• slow
• gaga
• cockeyed
• crackbrained
• senseless
• meshuga
• half-baked
• bubbleheaded
• moronic
• lunkheaded
• dense
• half-witted
• tomfool
• unreasoned
• dopey
• dull
• featherheaded
• clueless
• illogical
• opaque
• obtuse
• vacuous
• doltish
• thoughtless
• imbecile
• unintelligent
• dim
• pinheaded
• lamebrain
• ludicrous
• mindless
• brain-dead
• dorky
• soft
• dunderheaded
• feebleminded
• thick
• thickheaded
• farcical
• softheaded
• oafish
• empty-headed
• fallacious
• nonrational
• invalid
• laughable
• gormless
• clownish
• knuckleheaded
• dim-witted
• unsound
• airheaded
• chuckleheaded
• surd
• slow-witted
• buffoonish
• notional
• boobish
• chowderheaded
• birdbrained
• ill-advised
• unconsidered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sound
• wise
• sensible
• sane
• judicious
• prudent
• intelligent
• bright
• reasonable
• clever
• smart
• rational
• logical
• valid
• sagacious
• sage
• brainy
• sapient
• well-advised

2

as in psychotic

sometimes offensive unable to think in a clear or sensible way

the only other prisoner in the dungeon was a nutty soul who feasted on bugs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• psychotic
• insane
• mad
• maniacal
• crazy
• nuts
• mental
• crazed
• psycho
• demented
• disturbed
• unhinged
• deranged
• unbalanced
• strange
• certifiable
• loco
• eccentric
• batty
• foolish
• bonkers
• around the bend
• daft
• irrational
• cracked
• depressed
• off
• haywire
• non compos mentis
• queer
• out to lunch
• obsessed
• unsound
• fey
• crackers
• brainsick
• ballistic
• loopy
• oddball
• distraught
• delusional
• hysterical
• distracted
• unreasonable
• odd
• bats
• frantic
• delusionary
• dotty
• delirious
• wud
• nuclear
• disordered
• off one's gourd
• off one's rocker
• aberrant
• off one's head
• out of one's head
• touched
• pixilated
• berserk
• witless
• raving
• potty
• monomaniacal
• frenzied
• ape
• senseless
• wigged-out
• monomaniac
• bananas
• teched
• fixated
• amok

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sane
• sound
• balanced
• reasonable
• rational
• clear
• lucid
• wise
• normal
• sensible
• judicious
• uncrazy
• healthy
• compos mentis
• well-adjusted
• unneurotic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nutty

Pumpkin spice still anchors autumn menus, but pecan is quickly closing the gap for drinkers who want something nuttier and less sweet. — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

Starbucks describes the flavor as nutty, brown-buttery and warmly spiced. — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026

Such was the case with the Fun Guy, a mushroom pie with nutty, Alpine hornkuhkäse cheese and loaded with maitakes, honshimejis, and local chanterelles. — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026

Classic notes are also growing up this season—tonka is vanilla’s more interesting older sister, able to shift from woody to dry to nutty, depending on the present company. — Loren Savini, Allure, 22 Aug. 2026