Synonyms of daft
120 similar words
Another word for daft is asinine. Other synonyms of daft are balmy, barmy, bedaft, loony and derpy.
Synonyms and similar words for daft
adjectiveFoolish, silly, stupid.
- asinine
- balmy US, informal
- barmy Ireland, informalCrazy, mad; also, eccentric, odd, strange.
- bedaftStupid; foolish; dim-witted.
- loony
- derpy slang
- dim-headedSynonym of dim-witted.
- dim-wittedBeing a dimwit; stupid; foolish; simple.
- dopeyStupid, silly.
- dull-headedSynonym of dull-witted.
- dull-wittedHaving a dull, blunt wit or mind; unintelligent.
- dumbStupid.
- duncicalLike a dunce; stupid or silly.
- fatuousObnoxiously stupid; vacantly silly; content in one's foolishness.
- fuzzy-headed
- fuzzy-mindedSynonym of fuzzy-headed: characterized by vague or confused thinking, dull-witted.
- gauvison UK, dialectalSilly; foolish.
- goofyQuirky or silly, often in a humorous manner; daft.
- idiotic
- insipientFoolish; lacking wisdom; stupid.
- mookishResembling or characteristic of a mook; foolish; bumbling.
- naive
- silly
- simple euphemisticFeeble-minded; foolish.
- slow-wittedLacking a keen or swift intellect, not too bright or not too swift.
- softheadedLacking sound judgment or resolve; stupid; weak-minded.
- soft in the headSynonym of softheaded.
- stupid
- thickStupid.
- unsageUnwise.
- unwiseNot wise; lacking wisdom.
- wool-headed
- woolly-headed
- woolly-minded
- crackpotEccentric or impractical.
- denseSlow to comprehend; of low intelligence. (of a person).
- idle obsoleteLight-headed; foolish.
- slight obsoleteFoolish; silly; not intellectual.
- sottish dated
adjectiveCrazy, insane, mad.
- 5150 US, slangOf such an unsound mind that one should be involuntarily confined.
- bananasCrazy, mad, nuts.
- barking
- barking madCompletely insane.
- buggishCrazy.
- buggy slang
- bughouse slangCrazy, insane.
- batchy BritishOf unsound mind, crazy; lacking good sense or judgment, silly.
- batpoopToo irrational to be dealt with sanely.
- batsMad, insane.
- batty
- bonkersMad; crazy.
- bread baskets British
- crackedCrazy; crackpot.
- crackersCrazy, insane.
- cra-cra slang
- cray slangCrazy.
- cray-cray slangCrazy.
- crazed
- crazyOf unsound mind; insane; demented.
- crazy as a bedbugUtterly mad; insane.
- crazy as a cootieCompletely crazy; insane.
- crazy as a cootie bugCompletely crazy; insane.
- crazy as a pet coonDemented or crazy.
- cuckooCrazy; not sane.
- daffySomewhat mad or eccentric.
- demented
- derangedInsane.
- distraughtMad; insane.
- disturbed
- doolally BritishEccentric; insane, mad.
- dotty
- eccentric
- fruit loopsCrazy; deranged; fruity.
- gaga
- hatstandCrazy, insane.
- harebrainedAbsurd, foolish or stupid.
- insane
- kooky
- loon
- loco
- loony tunesInsane; crazy.
- loopy
- lunatic
- madInsane; crazy; mentally deranged.
- mental
- mentally illHaving a psychological disorder.
- meshigener
- meshuggeCrazy, mad, senseless, insane.
- nertsCrazy; nuts.
- non compos mentis literaryInsane; not of sound mind; not in control of oneself.
- nonsane
- nucking futs euphemistic, humorousFucking nuts; completely insane.
- nut jobSomeone who is crazy (insane).
- nutballsCrazy, insane, unhinged.
- nut
- nuts
- nutso
- nuttyBarmy: eccentric, odd; crazy, mad, insane.
- nutter
- off the beamCrazy; insane.
- off the chain
- over the edgeInsane, having lost control.
- potty
- psychoPsychotic, psychopathic, or (broadly) otherwise insane.
- psychoceramicCrackpot.
- psychotic
- sickoCharacterized by depraved tastes or habits; deviant.
- screwyCrazy; silly; ridiculous.
- squirrellyEccentric.
- starkers British
- tonto BritishSynonym of crazy.
- unbalanced
- unsane
- wackadoodleCrazy, irrational, or eccentric.
- weirdHaving an unusually strange character or behaviour.
- whackjobA crazy, possibly dangerous, person.
- whacko
- whacky
- wodeMad, angry, crazy, insane, possessed, rabid, furious, frantic.
- yampy BritishBarmy; mad; daft.
Meaning of daft
- adjective Foolish, silly, stupid.
- adjective Crazy, insane, mad.
- adjective Gentle, meek, mild.
daft in other languages
Questions about synonyms of daft
- What is another word for daft?
- Daft has 120 synonyms on Word.ws, such as asinine, balmy, barmy, bedaft, loony, derpy, dim-headed and dim-witted.
- What does daft mean?
- Daft means foolish, silly, stupid.
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