as in insanity
lack of good sense or judgment
what world-class wackiness made you think this was a good idea?
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Recent Examples of wackiness
Advertisement Brooks has imbued his latest with a hefty dose of wackiness.
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Esther Zuckerman, Time, 12 Dec. 2025
In some ways, underneath the wackiness and the jokes, the Disney+ film is pretty autobiographical.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
The same is true of Guiteau’s eventual imprisonment and trial, which aren’t ignored but barely touch on the wackiness that actually ensued.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Snell needed none of the wackiness and very little help to put up his string of zeroes.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
But wackiness ensues, crimes are solved, and every episode sees Morgan drop two or three factoids that have a high potential of coming up at your next trivia night.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wackiness
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She was found not guilty by reason of insanity in 2006 and was placed in a maximum-security psychiatric center in Texas, where she's resided ever since.—
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In addition, only 26% of defendants raising the insanity defense were found not guilty by reason of insanity.—
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But there was some method to the madness here, as UConn, which didn’t take a free throw in the first half, took 18 in the second half and OT.—
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Ditlevsen writes beautifully, and her sly and specific humor always manages to both undercut and deepen the madness and love in all of her books.—
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Behind the classy presentation is a working-class spirit, one that honors the simplicity of showing up, being yourself and doing your job.—
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The rover’s two-wheel design reflects UEL’s emphasis on surface mobility and system simplicity.—
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Of course, no Kojima title would be complete with a little bit of craziness, but even the more far-out aspects of the game make more sense and are a thrilling part of the journey.—
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Eric had to absorb a lot of her craziness and unspent love.—
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But the comedians also used those laughs to reveal the fundamental absurdity of violence and conflict.—
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Rather than focusing solely on superpowers, the series leans into the absurdities and insecurities of the entertainment industry, pulling back the curtain on fame, failure, and second chances.—
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The ensemble comedy garnered critical praise for its steady stream of zaniness and quickly gained a reputation for deftly skewering suburban life while still maintaining a general sweetness of tone.—
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Animated by an irreverent zaniness, Egger’s poetry fuses elements drawn from contemporary idiom and from lyric tradition to render a surreal world that interrogates existential questions about desire and grief.—
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“Wackiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wackiness. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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