chiefly Scottish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wud
Adjective
  • Whether these experienced hands can keep up with their mad scientists is less clear.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • David’s flagship product is an almost Frankensteinian creation, more mad scientist than culinary.
    Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The outpouring of people on social media was insane.
    Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The trailer teases spicy fights, insane games, and twists.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Austin Butler’s character, the psychotic conspiracy theorist, was hysterical.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
  • This might sound ridiculous to anyone outside the hive, but Swift actively encourages this kind of analysis and listicle-bait with borderline psychotic schemes.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Many teams use crazy pre-snap motion to distract defenses, or rely on versatile, mobile quarterbacks to figure the chaos out.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The fans are going crazy, 50,000.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Spread nuts in a single layer on a baking sheet.
    Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Having those two guys next to each other on the Broncos' defensive line and locked up for four years is nuts.
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Wud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wud. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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