zaniness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for zaniness
Noun
  • Way was nothing short of a force of nature in the role, bringing a mix of mania, terror and insanity to a character that felt straight out of the comic books he’s written.
    Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 21 July 2025
  • Kraepelin hoped that schizophrenia would eventually reveal itself to be a disease like neurosyphilis, which was then responsible for a large portion of the cases of insanity in psychiatry wards.
    Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Noun
  • Mid-season madness has officially started for the Colorado Rapids, less than a week before the MLS secondary transfer window opens.
    Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 19 July 2025
  • Will the young girl in Horas Extras succumb to total madness?
    John Hopewell, Variety, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • Traditional funds benefit from diversification and operational simplicity, while merchant banking funds can potentially drive better outcomes through hands-on involvement.
    Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • He was known for his elegant simplicity in songwriting and his love for farming and hunting.
    Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • Amid the absurdity, the women slowly chip away at each other’s defences – finding unexpected friendship, meaning, and a strange kind of freedom.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
  • Understandably, a fury arose over this absurdity, but turns out there is a reason behind it all.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 July 2025
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“Zaniness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zaniness. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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