screw loose

ADJECTIVE

crazy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

insane kooky mad nuts nutty silly wacky

STRONG

ape berserk cuckoo lunatic potty psycho screwball

WEAK

barmy bats in the belfry batty bonkers cracked crazed daft delirious demented deranged dingy dippy erratic flaky flipped flipped-out freaked-out fruity idiotic mad as a March hare mad as a hatter maniacal mental moonstruck nutty as fruitcake of unsound mind out of one's mind out of one's tree out to lunch round the bend screwy touched unbalanced unglued unhinged unzipped

Antonyms

STRONGEST

balanced calm collected rational reasonable sane sound

WEAK

realistic responsible sensible

Example Sentences

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Maybe it feels like there is a screw loose, but they are experts, and I looked up to them and I welcomed the challenge whilst shaking in my boots at times and being terrified.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2024

“Everyone in speedskating recognizes that Eric Heiden is the greatest speedskater who ever lived. Even saying, ‘Yeah, we should try that,’ that’s like saying, ‘Do you have a screw loose or something?’

From Washington Times • Mar. 8, 2023

It would seem Adelson’s wife, Lisa, thinks he has a screw loose for smoking in the time of the coronavirus.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2020

With more than 80 million pet cats in the US, the exceptional nature of the case suggests that Lux "has a screw loose", he adds.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2014

Uncle Bobby: They’ll think the kid had a screw loose.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

screw loose

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