ZANIES Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

zanies

noun

plural of zany

as in clowns

a comically dressed performer (as at a circus) who entertains with playful tricks and ridiculous behavior hired a zany to entertain the children at the birthday party

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as in eccentrics

a person of odd or whimsical habits one of the challenges of hosting a radio call-in program is preventing the zanies from completely taking over the discussion

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Noun

Perhaps most astonishingly, the movie manages to make creepy clowns — that shopworn trope — genuinely frightening again.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
Hang out with sheep, meet magicians and clowns and explore the amusement park.

— Cole Premo, CBS News, 29 June 2026

Definition of clowns

Noun

Dippold has populated the show with lovable eccentrics played by great character actors—Dale Dickey, Jeff Hiller, Tim Baltz.

— Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
Inbred eccentrics and bumbling detectives have populated the seaside villages of Bruno Dumont’s absurdist comedies.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 June 2026

Definition of eccentrics

Noun

Add in the textural blend of crunch from the nuts and chewy from the pineapple, and this has quickly become my go-to midday desk snack.

— Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Aug. 2026
Nearly half of the country’s vegetables and more than three-quarters of its fruits and nuts come from California, according to the state.

— Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of nuts

Noun

There are so many stories built around not only Master Chief and Cortana, who are the classic characters, but also so many other areas to explore.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 July 2026
Through his characters’ exploits, Ellis depicts two LAs—the teenage universe of mall food courts, movie theaters, and arcades, and the power lunch spots that underscore their precociousness.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 30 July 2026

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