as in lunatic
one having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind
his insistence that aliens were monitoring his thoughts forced us to conclude that he was in fact a loony
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as in stupid
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment
that's got to be the looniest idea I've ever heard
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as in psychotic
having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind
I probably sound like a loony talking to myself like I do
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Recent Examples of loony
Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024
His unhinged pattern of loony behavior should scare America.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
The tone of Apocalypse rediscovered the fun, bloody camp of Coven, but this time with killer robots, murderous Silicon Valley nerds, and loony Satanists in the mix.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2024
The choice of Offenbach’s loony comedy about a pair of starving Peruvian artists and their manipulation by a powerful philandering viceroy was the recommendation of mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard — who sings the title role with disarming comedic chops to rival her formidable pipes.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
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Adjective
Innocent people are dying daily in this loony country.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for loony
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The premise itself is both deeply stupid and incredibly clever (the sweet spot, really).—
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Some of the replies were the usual stupid snark on social media from people who thrive on being negative.—
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With his shock of spiky hair and adrenaline rushes, Smith turns a corporate villain into a lunatic new-wave frontman.—
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The first personality is the lunatic, chaotic artist, with no limits.—
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How did the character of Joel—who is not a straightforward psychopath, if there is such a thing—come to you?—
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As 40,000 acres burn, animals are incinerated alive and the human death toll rises, only a psychopath would look for advantage.—
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Tauruses will go crazy for something chic, functional, and soft to the touch.—
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Before getting into the chaos of episode 5, that episode 4 cliff hanger was crazy.—
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The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.—
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Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.—
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Both arenas are designed around performers, sometimes made to look the fool and other times a noble voice of the people, but where one lands always depends on the moment in which a joke or plea is delivered.—
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Don’t let the shiny patent black leather fool you, though.—
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My long-distance boyfriend often addressed letters with silly names or in-jokes.—
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Taking the material beyond its original audience of one, the writer-director offers a delicious mélange of the surreal and the silly for all ages.—
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Bex and her team spend each episode tracking down homicidal maniacs.—
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YouTube videos may offer sentimental types and younger curiosity seekers a means to luxuriate in the Old Way of Doing Things, but only a maniac would truly want to go back to that era.—
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“Loony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loony. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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