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- pronunciation:
- kreI
zi
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- phrases:
- go crazy, like crazy
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
crazier, craziest |
| definition 1: |
(informal) mentally deranged; insane or acting insanely.
Her poor great aunt had been considered crazy and was eventually confined in an institution.If I have to explain this one more time, I think I will go crazy.- synonyms:
- berserk, demented, deranged, insane, loony, lunatic
- antonyms:
- sane
- similar words:
- daffy, daft, mad, maniacal, mental, out of one's mind, screwy, wild
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| definition 2: |
(informal) reflecting or seeming to reflect insanity.
Finally, he did this crazy thing of setting fire to his house.- synonyms:
- insane, mad, maniacal
- antonyms:
- sane
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| definition 3: |
showing poor judgment; not sensible.
My parents think I'm crazy for quitting my job.Driving home during that blizzard was a crazy thing to do.- synonyms:
- ill-considered, imprudent, rash, reckless, unwise
- antonyms:
- judicious, prudent, wise
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| definition 4: |
illogical or impractical; silly; nonsensical.
This was another one of their crazy schemes to get rich quick.- synonyms:
- foolish, mad, silly, wild
- antonyms:
- sane
- similar words:
- absurd, crackpot, daft, goofy, idiotic, insane, loony, nutty
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| definition 5: |
(informal) extremely fond; passionately devoted (usu. fol. by "about").
He is crazy about his kids.She used to be crazy about me, but I think she's lost interest.They're all crazy about salsa dancing now.- synonyms:
- mad, passionate, wild
- similar words:
- doting
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| definition 6: |
(informal) unpredictable or odd; bizarre.
The weather has been crazy this week--one day hot, the next day cold.Wow! That's a crazy costume he's wearing.- synonyms:
- batty, bizarre, cracked
- similar words:
- balmy, crackpot, eccentric, odd, peculiar, screwy, silly, wacky, weird, wild
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| definition 7: |
(informal) wildly enthusiastic; excited.
The crazy fans cheered wildly.- synonyms:
- nutty, wild
- similar words:
- avid, delirious, enthusiastic, excited, fanatic, frantic, furious, passionate
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| related words: |
amok, delirious, desperate, fantastic, flighty, inane, ludicrous, maniac, queer, quixotic, rabid, senseless, sick, unbalanced, unstable, violent, zany |
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| phrase: |
like crazy |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
crazies |
| definition: |
(informal, sometimes offensive) one whose behavior is insane, immoderate, or bizarre, esp. dangerously so.
There are a bunch of crazies in this prison.His views were so radical that his father called him one of the crazies.- synonyms:
- madman, maniac
- similar words:
- crackpot, loony, lunatic, nut case, oddball
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| related words: |
cripple, maniac, zany |
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| phrase: |
go crazy |
| derivations: |
crazily (adv.), craziness (n.) |
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