screwy

adjective

ˈskrü-ē How to pronounce screwy (audio)
Definition of screwynext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for screwy
  1. bizarre
  2. weird
  3. strange
  4. funny
  5. odd
  6. erratic
  7. peculiar
  8. curious
Adjective
  • Creating a licensing body is not a bizarre idea in a world where the FAA determines the airworthiness of planes and banks must pass stress tests to operate.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
  • From bizarre medical tests to a mass phobia of beans, here are 14 surprising facts that reveal just how inventive, eccentric, and fascinating the ancient Greeks really were.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of bizarre
Adjective
  • Undoubtedly, a stack of crazy, low-IQ and weird lies will follow.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The Sagittarius Moon opposes Uranus, and a schedule change, weird mood, or surprise request could throw off your rhythm.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of weird
Adjective
  • The small army at Kostabi World turned out images of featureless characters moving through strange, otherworldly scenes, caught between intimacy, alienation, and the discomfort of contemporary life.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The first bit of growth might be especially strange-looking, says Sutcliffe.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of strange
Adjective
  • Underneath the celebrity and the tabloid headlines is someone who’s vulnerable, funny and desperately trying to hold her life together.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The book’s humor is sharp and merciless, akin to that of a standup comedy show, and yet the things described are far from funny.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of funny
Adjective
  • Small Prophets This tiny, pleasantly odd British comedy from the creator of Detectorists stars Pearce Quigley and Michael Palin.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Their mother took up odd jobs to make extra money, Porrata said, including making and selling pizzas and doing hair from home.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of odd
Adjective
  • Has little people skills, lacks self-awareness and can sometimes exhibit erratic behavior.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and xAI’s Elon Musk scrawled their names in erratic cursive.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of erratic
Adjective
  • Though, of course, because Larry is Larry (and therefore governed by a peculiar physics that dictates that every step forward be followed by two in reverse), his year at SNL would prove to be far from a rosy adventure.
    — Blake J. Harris, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Over to the right, where the half-dozen tech leaders had signed on, things looked considerably more chaotic and peculiar.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of peculiar
Adjective
  • Lindvall had a blunt warning for musicians and composers curious about the technology.
    — Ben Croll, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • He was made concertmaster in his youth orchestra and was always curious about what all the other instruments were doing.
    — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of curious

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“Screwy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screwy. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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