SCREWY Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

screwy

adjective

ˈskrü-ē

Definition of screwy

as in bizarre

different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion the counterfeit bills are poorly done and would look screwy to even the untrained eye

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Recent Examples of screwy In screenwriters Alexandre Rockwell and Tim Kissel’s screwy scenario, filmmaker wannabee Adolpho Rollo (Steve Buscemi) places a classified ad in a New Jersey rag offering his 500-page spec script for sale. — Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026 In Cat’s Cradle, Vonnegut tweaks this trope to fit his signature, screwy black comedy. — M. L. Rio, The Atlantic, 19 Nov. 2025 Pricing for five or fewer devices is a little screwy. — PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 In the screwy arithmetic of my mind, more time meant more aspiration. — Dan Leach july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for screwy

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Adjective

In a bizarre way, meeting the late, great Lynch — whom Watts did an impeccable impression of, pretend cigarette and all — was almost like therapy for the actress, who landed that breakout role at the age of 31.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2026
In 2018, Entertainment Weekly wrote an oral history of the bizarre entertainment at the 1989 gala.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of bizarre

Adjective

Beck was playing a shabby, malnourished musician living in a shack who acts as an emissary of a weird celebrity cult.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
But, in a weird sort of way, that approach advances the point critics have about Williams.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of weird

Adjective

The reunion becomes even stranger when Constance prepares for a dark holiday celebration, with Kai Anderson (Evan Peters) from Cult helping decorate a black Christmas tree topped with a pentagram.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026
The public wiki case offers a particularly strange example of the problem.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of strange

Adjective

And that is a very funny, exploitable premise on its surface.

— Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
On Standby follows Sagit, a 33-year-old airport security screener whose brutally honest view of the world and chaotic personal life turn even the most ordinary interactions into painfully funny disasters.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of funny

Adjective

The franchise, one of the most successful ever, spans thirty-odd games—many of which are very good—and has spawned multiple live-action film adaptations and television shows, nearly all of which have been terrible.

— Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
And the plot careens from one incident to the next, sometimes landing on a random sight gag or odd digression.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of odd

Adjective

Sagittarius A lot of romantic worries and anxieties are piling up, making your love life feel frenetic and erratic.

— Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026
The money ladder A look back at recent past administrations shows an erratic but increasing amount of financial obligations canceled.

— Caren Morrison, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of erratic

Adjective

The fact that here on Earth the same amount of time lapses for two people between a separation and reunion gives us a peculiar intuition about temporality—an intuition that does not work elsewhere.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026
The episode also illustrates the peculiar hazards of an underground band suddenly becoming music business bait.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of peculiar

Adjective

From the charming courtyards and upscale fashion boutiques tucked behind Worth Avenue to the rugged majesty of Jupiter’s inlets, the region is a playground for the curious traveler.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Be more curious and understand how all actions affect you 5, 10 years from now.

— Medora Lee, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of curious

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