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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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At the time it was just another one of his kooky ideas that went nowhere, largely because the people around him were able to give him another shiny object to chase.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026

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

“The Ballad of Wallis Island” A kooky millionaire strong-arms his favorite mid-aughts folk duo into playing a reunion show on his Welsh island.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Tess moves with a troop of kooky outer-borough women, leaving the musical with precious few intimate moments of thoughtful stillness.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

Maybe it was kismet, but they spotted an elderly Iranian man dining with his son and decided to rope them into their kooky divorce plan.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi