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kooky

[koo-kee] / ˈku ki /
ADJECTIVE
eccentric
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bizarre cranky crazy flaky freakish funky nutty odd off-center offbeat outlandish peculiar quaint quirky unconventional weird
WEAK
aberrant abnormal anomalous capricious cockeyed curious droll erratic far-out freaky funny idiosyncratic irregular oddball off the wall out in left field singular strange uncommon unusual way-out whimsical wild
Antonyms
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common conventional normal ordinary reasonable regular sane standard usual

Example Sentences

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I’m a little more grounded, a little less kooky, maybe a lot less kooky, but I’m into astrology, I’m into crystals, I’m into energy work, pretty much all the same things.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

She’s another character with a slippery identity and Swinton, always entertaining, has some fun with her, embracing the movie’s over-the-top aesthetic by donning kooky pink eyeglasses and sporting an electroshock hairstyle.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025

Amid the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, she painted a mural on a hallway wall that extends into a fabric panel full of flowers and kooky animal motifs reminiscent of her work for Gentle Thrills.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2025

With these two kooky tyrants, you just never know.

From Salon • Jul. 11, 2025

Maybe Dadi’s not the only kooky one, eh?

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon