as in insanity
lack of good sense or judgment
what world-class wackiness made you think this was a good idea?
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Recent Examples of wackiness
The same is true of Guiteau’s eventual imprisonment and trial, which aren’t ignored but barely touch on the wackiness that actually ensued.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Snell needed none of the wackiness and very little help to put up his string of zeroes.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
But wackiness ensues, crimes are solved, and every episode sees Morgan drop two or three factoids that have a high potential of coming up at your next trivia night.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Snell needed none of the wackiness and very little help to put up his string of zeroes.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
But wackiness ensues, crimes are solved, and every episode sees Morgan drop two or three factoids that have a high potential of coming up at your next trivia night.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wackiness
Noun
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This insanity has to stop before anyone else gets hurt.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Though his legal team argued insanity, Guiteau was found guilty of murder in January 1882 and executed five months later.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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What starts as a cathartic process spirals out-of-control, as the line between justice and madness blurs.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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The American people will hate this madness, but that makes no difference to a president increasingly unmoored from reality.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The simplicity makes the robot lighter, cheaper, and easier to operate.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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For those seeking simplicity, options such as eco-friendly guesthouses, cozy budget inns, or camping at Cinnamon Bay offer affordable ways to stay close to nature.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Every day this White House offers up a fresh batch of lawlessness and recklessness and mean-spiritedness and just plain craziness.—
Halle Troadec,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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The restaurant is worth the trek, too, with relatively small, tasty burgers that are topped with all manner of craziness, from peanut butter to giardiniera to sauerkraut to pineapple.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The short uses stylized 3D and deadpan timing to explore routine, irritation and faint absurdity.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Understanding the absurdity of one trillion anything makes the $38 trillion US national debt that economists have been blathering on about for years look almost sensible.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Crowds jumped, chanted and leaned into the sense of communal rebellion, all while celebrating the band's zaniness.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Oct. 2025
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The ball sailed over the head of Spencer Torkelson, Martínez and Steven Kwan advanced a base and set in motion a flurry of zaniness that flipped the script for the series opener.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Wackiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wackiness. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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