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Est. 1828
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Synonyms of out of one's head

  • as in off one's head
  • as in off one's head
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out of one's head

adjective

variants or out of one's mind
Definition of out of one's headnext
as in off one's head

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • off one's head
  • around the bend
  • off one's gourd
  • off one's rocker
  • out to lunch link icon
  • crackbrained
  • non compos mentis
  • loony tunes
  • mental
  • psychotic
  • looney tunes
  • looney
  • maniac
  • unbalanced
  • cracked
  • meshugge
  • meshugah
  • deranged
  • psycho
  • demented
  • bedlam
  • whacky
  • maniacal
  • nuts
  • crazed
  • moonstruck
  • meshuga
  • cuckoo
  • whacko
  • gaga
  • daffy
  • loony
  • nutty
  • unhinged
  • haywire
  • batty
  • screwy
  • wacko
  • daft
  • lunatic
  • bats
  • mad
  • insane
  • loco link icon
  • bonkers
  • unsound
  • certifiable
  • wud link icon
  • wacky
  • bughouse link icon
  • meshuggah
  • fruity link icon
  • kooky
  • balmy
  • scatty link icon
  • barmy link icon
  • kookie
  • crackpot
  • crackers
  • brainsick
  • crazy
  • cranky link icon

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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“Out of one's head.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/out%20of%20one%27s%20head. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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