Synonyms of screwy

screwy

adjective

ˈskrü-ē 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bizarre
• weird
• strange
• funny
• odd
• erratic
• peculiar
• curious
• crazy
• remarkable
• eccentric
• unusual
• abnormal
• wacky
• quirky
• unique
• funky
• kooky
• off-the-wall
• offbeat
• wild
• outlandish
• kinky
• out-of-the-way
• quaint
• unconventional
• cranky
• queer
• uncommon
• outré
• off-kilter
• outrageous
• bizarro
• rare
• far-out
• weirdo
• way-out
• extraordinary
• rum
• queerish
• fantastic
• outstanding
• freaky
• freakish
• flaky
• aberrant
• shocking
• freak
• spaced-out
• noticeable
• atypical
• prominent
• striking
• phenomenal
• conspicuous
• notable
• idiosyncratic
• phantasmagoric
• out-there
• baffling
• perplexing
• puzzling
• singular
• atrocious
• salient
• unwonted
• unorthodox
• confounding
• bewildering
• mystifying
• nonconformist
• addlepated
• crotchety
• uncustomary
• nonmainstream

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• normal
• typical
• usual
• ordinary
• standard
• average
• commonplace
• routine
• prosaic
• everyday
• conventional
• conservative
• garden
• unremarkable
• familiar
• predictable
• unexceptional
• run-of-the-mill
• common
• workaday
• regular
• expected
• frequent
• conformist
• customary
• habitual
• knee-jerk
• wonted

Example Sentences

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