wackiness

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Recent Examples of wackiness And with those road destinations, there’s plenty of room for late-season winter weather wackiness. Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 13 May 2026 These flashes of melancholy or yearning give the record complexity and depth, as well as stopping it from devolving into wackiness. Alastair Shuttleworth, Pitchfork, 2 May 2026 Fashion Week wackiness ensues, but critics can’t get too enthused for it. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026 The real wackiness comes from the extra accessories. Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026 Speaking of which, the soundtrack also overdoses a bit on the calculated wackiness of vintage cuts by Bonzo Dog Band, the Monty Python-adjacent 1960s British novelty music act. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026 There’s absolutely skill involved, but there’s also a lot of wackiness there, too, with random bounces deciding which teams get breakaways or odd-man rushes. James Mirtle, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026 But wackiness aside, the nuts and bolts of recruiting go far beyond what antics coaches get up to on the road. Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026 But the few that do have been epic in their sheer wackiness. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wackiness
Noun
  • Colt did not have any signs of insanity, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, Richards said.
    Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • This case involved a client who, after years of competency litigation, was found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to a state forensic hospital.
    Schnelle Tonge, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2026
Noun
  • Except none of it was true — and the real perpetrator behind the madness wasn’t who anyone suspected.
    Katie Mather, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
  • Their win was a victory for method over the madness that always threatened to be Argentina’s undoing.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Noun
  • Apple's Bob Borchers emphasized the plan's simplicity and flexibility for customers.
    David Phelan, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • But Morton chafes against such stark and incriminating simplicity.
    Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 July 2026
Noun
  • Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, 1982 Before the kids, the craziness and the reality show, the head-over-heels Brits tied the knot in Maui, Hawaii.
    Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
  • The forecast for Thursday calls for craziness.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • All of this absurdity is underscored by the fact that James chose the Sixers.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • All sorts of factors—religious fervor, drug trips, the absurdities of aging—an unmoor a person’s mind and spirit.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • Adding to the mind-blowing zaniness of the piece?
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 June 2026
  • As was the case in the first season as well, the finale escalates to a place of thrilling zaniness, with a little less ultimate emotional gravitas this time around.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026

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“Wackiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wackiness. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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