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1
as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
raised by an uncle with a rather wacky philosophy of parenting
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2
as in silly
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment
one club member whose wacky ideas for fund-raisers usually produced groans
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Recent Examples of wacky
This game could be wacky, or gross, or both.
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Chris Branch, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The crew have put two giant skeletons with their arms in the air like gruesome wacky waving inflatable tube men at the Farm's entrance to catch your eye and indicate where the spooky fun is at.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
After a bunch of toppling, wacky noises and looks of despair, Morgan secures what feels like her 75th veto of the season.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
Indeed, Probst promises the RizGod is not just a wacky character, but an actual gamer.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
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Chris Branch, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The crew have put two giant skeletons with their arms in the air like gruesome wacky waving inflatable tube men at the Farm's entrance to catch your eye and indicate where the spooky fun is at.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
After a bunch of toppling, wacky noises and looks of despair, Morgan secures what feels like her 75th veto of the season.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
Indeed, Probst promises the RizGod is not just a wacky character, but an actual gamer.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wacky
Adjective
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Haji Wright scored against the Netherlands, but off of a bizarre finish.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Known for his comic relief, zany ways of thinking, and cravings for bizarre foods, the audience admires his individuality and loyalty to Scooby.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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But the tone swings between sour and sweet, grounded and silly, and the jokes run more broadly wacky than precise or original.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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In my eyes, much of the charm of a craft brewer is a willingness to be a little silly.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
13 Oct. 2025
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Diane was a true artist – tremendously gifted and uniquely talented in so many disciplines, yet also modest and wonderfully eccentric.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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The film is considered one of the great romantic comedies of all time, with Keaton’s eccentric, self-deprecating Annie at its heart.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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This is still a Tron movie, however, beholden to a mythology that is ridiculously complicated at best and WTF-nonsensical at worst.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
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Though the two actors have a kind of slacker ease in the nonsensical volleys, this lower temperature approach too often misses the work’s humor, horror and emotional resonance.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
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Every city’s got that one weirdo kid making strange music.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Sidney-Levi side of the proceedings is less interesting but more dominant, demonstrating a strange misunderstanding of the show’s appeal.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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The real start of the Chalamet/Marty Supreme press tour came Tuesday night when the actor shared an incredible and absurd five-minute promo video.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
8 Oct. 2025
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But these far-right personalities were pushing an absurd logical fallacy.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
7 Oct. 2025
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Rather, this is about how the touchdowns rate on the weird/ridiculous scale.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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There was a divine perfection to it all in a weird way.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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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
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The fans are going crazy, 50,000.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Wacky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wacky. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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