zaniness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for zaniness
Noun
  • Sending yet another one back to City Hall would be the definition of insanity.
    Whitney Tilson, New York Daily News, 5 June 2025
  • Alissa pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, but he was found competent to stand trial in 2023 after spending time at a mental hospital.
    John Bacon, USA Today, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • Once again, the film is about the anguish of losing a loved one and the the desire to connect with the dead one more time, the annihilating madness of grief driving a person to unspeakable ends.
    Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 30 May 2025
  • As Scott stumbles through a chaotic weekend, Neil proves a ride-or-die friend who may be the only sane voice in the madness of wedding season.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Conduct an internal discovery and simplicity audit.
    Deanna Laster, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
  • While a game like No Man's Sky, with its procedural generation and ambition, might be more stunning, there's something uniquely charming and satisfying about the simplicity of Astroneer.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • The violence is always relentless, always builds, to a point of absurdity, where exaggeration becomes the point, and the joke.
    Armond White, National Review, 11 June 2025
  • Of all the absurdity in these films, that’s your issue?
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
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“Zaniness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zaniness. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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