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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also whacky
1
as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
raised by an uncle with a rather wacky philosophy of parenting
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2
as in silly
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment
one club member whose wacky ideas for fund-raisers usually produced groans
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Recent Examples of wackiness
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Chris Branch, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The crew have put two giant skeletons with their arms in the air like gruesome wacky waving inflatable tube men at the Farm's entrance to catch your eye and indicate where the spooky fun is at.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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Noun
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
Adjective
This game could be wacky, or gross, or both.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The crew have put two giant skeletons with their arms in the air like gruesome wacky waving inflatable tube men at the Farm's entrance to catch your eye and indicate where the spooky fun is at.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wackiness
Noun
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Working with Chhaya clients who were facing foreclosure, Mamdani got an intimate look at the little insanities of the city’s housing crisis.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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Exantus was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity but was sentenced for assault in the 2015 case involving 6-year-old Logan Tipton.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Haji Wright scored against the Netherlands, but off of a bizarre finish.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Known for his comic relief, zany ways of thinking, and cravings for bizarre foods, the audience admires his individuality and loyalty to Scooby.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But the tone swings between sour and sweet, grounded and silly, and the jokes run more broadly wacky than precise or original.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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In my eyes, much of the charm of a craft brewer is a willingness to be a little silly.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Cut Sanders, just as the Philadelphia Eagles did with sixth-round quarterback Kyle McCord and countless other teams do every year with countless other late-round rookie quarterbacks, and end this silly madness.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Stella Parton, country superstar Dolly Parton's younger sister, is calling on her famous sibling's fans and followers to stop the madness.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Diane was a true artist – tremendously gifted and uniquely talented in so many disciplines, yet also modest and wonderfully eccentric.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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The film is considered one of the great romantic comedies of all time, with Keaton’s eccentric, self-deprecating Annie at its heart.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This is still a Tron movie, however, beholden to a mythology that is ridiculously complicated at best and WTF-nonsensical at worst.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
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Though the two actors have a kind of slacker ease in the nonsensical volleys, this lower temperature approach too often misses the work’s humor, horror and emotional resonance.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Secret Agent opens in stark simplicity.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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As for the overall style, Thevenot gravitates toward simplicity, suggesting something in the center of the updo-to-hair-down spectrum.—
Anneke Knot,
Allure,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Every city’s got that one weirdo kid making strange music.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Sidney-Levi side of the proceedings is less interesting but more dominant, demonstrating a strange misunderstanding of the show’s appeal.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Wackiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wackiness. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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