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 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 And higher in the atmosphere things can be even screwier—and on a larger scale. — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for screwy

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Adjective

But at the end of this bizarre game in Miami, this silly 6-4 thriller, this giddy attacking exhibition of some of the world’s best players, and some of the world’s worst defending, England were on the winning side.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Southwest’s bizarre seat assignments and enforcement policies may have had operational roots, but customers assumed the worst.

— Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of bizarre

Adjective

This is a moody, weird, haunting, often beautiful film, punctuated by sudden violence and horror.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Their books are weird and beautifully eccentric, and often highlight obscure and experimental writers from the 18th and 19th century.

— Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Definition of weird

Adjective

While Deliverance follows more or less in the footsteps of Blackwater Park, Damnation digs into a strange new realm for the band, uncovering something even darker.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026
Downstate, the threat of black vultures still feels new and strange.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026

Definition of strange

Adjective

In reality, admissions officers routinely remember essays that are joyful, funny, intellectually playful, or quietly reflective.

— Dr. Liz Doe Stone, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Besides being a talented singer, Babyface is also a funny and engaging performer.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 22, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of funny

Adjective

During the presentation of the winners’ medals, many of Romero’s team-mates stayed down the other end of the pitch, with their backs to the ceremony (although there was the odd exception, such as Alexis Mac Allister).

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Offering caregiving support may seem odd for a financial advising firm, but more than 63 million Americans (nearly one in four adults) are caregivers, and nearly one in three support both a parent and a child, AARP said.

— Medora Lee, USA Today, 18 July 2026

Definition of odd

Adjective

He was met with a very peculiar request from Prince Khalid bin Abdulaziz — the Saudi royal effectively putting on the fight — who wanted the ring from the fight erected in one of his homes after the event.

— Chris McKenna, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Brown dwarfs occupy a peculiar place in the cosmic pecking order.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 22 July 2026

Definition of peculiar

Adjective

His team is curious about the fuel effects of acceleration and aggressive driving and other air pollutants that might increase with speeding.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 16 July 2026
Nolan’s film retains much of the original narrative, so any kids curious about mythology and the classics will surely enjoy it without being specifically familiar with this piece of literature.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 July 2026

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