crazy
Americanadjective
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mentally deranged; demented; insane.
- Antonyms:
- sane
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Informal. unpredictable, nonconforming, or odd.
All I can say is she's the craziest person I know.
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Informal. unusual; bizarre; singular.
She always wears a crazy hat.
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Informal. senseless; nonsensical; totally unsound.
Surely you don’t plan to invest money in that crazy scheme!
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Informal. extremely busy, hectic, chaotic, etc..
Yesterday was such a crazy day I hardly had time to eat.
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Informal. intensely enthusiastic; passionately excited (usually followed by about orfor ).
Like many kids, he was crazy for baseball and yearned to be a professional ballplayer.
- Antonyms:
- dispassionate , cool
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Informal. very enamored or infatuated (usually followed by about orfor ).
It's obvious he's just crazy about her.
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Informal. intensely anxious or eager; impatient.
I'm crazy to try those new skis.
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Informal. very annoyed, frustrated, or bothered.
It makes me crazy that some kids don't get a fair chance in life.
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Informal. having an unusual, unexpected, or random quality, behavior, result, pattern, etc..
I'm back in Connecticut in a crazy twist of events, living in the same town where I grew up.
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Slang. wonderful; excellent; perfect.
That's crazy, man, crazy.
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Archaic. likely to break or fall to pieces.
- Synonyms:
- passionate , impassioned , ardent
- Antonyms:
- stable
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Archaic. weak, infirm, or sickly.
adverb
noun
PLURAL
crazies-
a person who is mentally deranged or insane.
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Informal. an unpredictable, nonconforming person; oddball.
Next door is a house full of crazies who wear weird clothes and come in at all hours.
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Informal. the crazies, a sense of extreme unease, nervousness, or panic; extreme jitters.
The crew was starting to get the crazies from being cooped up belowdecks for so long.
idioms
adjective
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informal insane
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fantastic; strange; ridiculous
a crazy dream
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informal (postpositive; foll by about or over) extremely fond (of)
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slang very good or excellent
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Related Words
See mad.
Other Word Forms
- crazily adverb
- craziness noun
- half-crazy adjective
Etymology
Origin of crazy
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The world championship finals in Las Vegas was described as a "crazy" experience by Mr Male.
From BBC
“It’s crazy. I think it’s only a few people that think that way, and most are really enjoying the decision to have him on the stage,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times
If they keep going at this rate they will end up in Europe, which would be crazy.
From BBC
“All of the routes and the things that make up great receivers, I just get fully immersed in it,” Adams said, adding, “It wasn’t nothing crazy. … It wasn’t a big show.”
From Los Angeles Times
Swift thought she had a stalker, and recalls Siegrist saying, “I’m not crazy, I promise. Just let me tell you my story.”
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