cockamamie

[kok-uh-mey-mee] / ˈkɒk əˌmeɪ mi /

ADJECTIVE

imbecilic

Synonyms

WEAK

absurd asinine brainless crazy daffy daft dippy doltish dotty fantastic fatuous feebleminded half-baked half-witted harebrained idiotic ill-advised ill-considered imprudent incautious indiscreet injudicious insane irrational jerky kooky loony ludicrous lunatic mad moronic nonsensical nutty preposterous ridiculous senseless short-sighted silly simple softheaded stupid tomfool unearthly unintelligent unreasonable unwise wacky weak witless zany

ADJECTIVE

irrational

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aberrant absurd crazy foolish incoherent insane preposterous ridiculous stupid unreasonable unsound unwise wrong

STRONG

invalid loony raving silly wild

WEAK

brainless delirious demented disconnected disjointed distraught fallacious flaky freaky injudicious kooky mad mindless nonsensical nutty off-the-wall reasonless sophistic specious unreasoning unstable unthinking wacky

Antonyms

STRONGEST

balanced logical rational realistic reasonable responsible sane sensible serious smart sound thoughtful well wise

WEAK

reflective stable

ADJECTIVE

nutty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absurd batty crazy eccentric foolish kooky mad nuts wacky

WEAK

bedlamite buggy cracked daffy daft demented enthusiastic gung-ho harebrained insane irrational keen loony lunatic potty ridiculous touched unusual warm zealous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

balanced calm collected rational reasonable sane sensible

ADJECTIVE

unbelievable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

astonishing implausible impossible improbable inconceivable incredible outlandish preposterous too much unimaginable unthinkable

WEAK

beyond belief cockeyed doubtful dubious far-fetched fishy flaky flimsy for the birds full of holes harebrained incogitable kooky lamebrained open to doubt past belief phony questionable reaching scatterbrained screwy staggering suspect thick thin unconvincing unsubstantial weak won't hold water won't wash

Antonyms

STRONGEST

believable conceivable credible imaginable likely plausible possible reasonable tenable

WEAK

real

Example Sentences

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There are the shamefaced former members, who confess their gullibility as a kind of penance; there are the cockamamie claims on which the belief system is based.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Fitting, given that anything more than one foot in front of her would be invisible beneath the shadow of her cockamamie chapeau.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025

Rather than take on Cannon’s cockamamie assignment, Smith laid out accurate jury instructions based on the actual charges and law.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2024

Slowly, Gourley introduced his cockamamie mind and razor-sharp wit, learning how to joust with O’Brien and feeling freer to crack up the parade of famous guests.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2023

“Then Garrison planned this cockamamie game without consulting me. You know what he said when I called him on it?”

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

cockamamie

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