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Synonyms & Antonyms for zany
Synonyms: Noun
buffo, buffoon, clown, harlequin
Synonyms: Adjective
absurd, asinine, balmy, brainless, bubbleheaded, cockeyed, crackpot, crazy, cuckoo, daffy, daft, dippy, dotty, fatuous, featherheaded, fool, foolish, half-baked, half-witted, harebrained, inept, insane, jerky, kooky (also kookie), loony (also looney), lunatic, lunkheaded, mad, nonsensical, nutty, preposterous, sappy, screwball, senseless, silly, simpleminded, stupid, tomfool, unwise, wacky (also whacky), weak-minded, witless
Antonyms: Adjective
judicious, prudent, sagacious, sage, sane, sapient, sensible, sound, wise
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Examples of zany in a Sentence
Noun
hired a zany to entertain the children at the birthday party one of the challenges of hosting a radio call-in program is preventing the zanies from completely taking over the discussionAdjective
a zany plan to drive cross-country on a motorized scooter
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The zaniest of the zanies, and one of Grimm’s favorites to play, is Dahlia Whitney, the murder victim’s wife. — Myrna Petlicki, chicagotribune.com, "'Murder for Two' is a two-man show with one actor playing 12 roles," 3 July 2018 In Tasmania, the idea gradually turned into a bit of a joke: the island’s very own Bigfoot, with its own zany, rivalrous fraternities of seekers and true believers. — Brooke Jarvis, The New Yorker, "The Obsessive Search for the Tasmanian Tiger," 16 Jan. 2012 This is a cast of zanies, all vying for center stage. — David Lyman, Cincinnati.com, "Wanna see 'Clue' onstage? 'Murder For Two' might be for you," 11 May 2018 His zany, foul-mouthed Mayor Adam West first appeared during the second season of the hit Fox show and has been recurring ever since. — Los Angeles Times Staff, latimes.com, "A Star Is Born: Natalie Portman turns 36 today," 9 June 2017 The argument continued as the group decided to go to a comedy club in Nashville called Zanies instead of the restaurant. — Kevin Spain, USA TODAY, "Panthers' Michael Oher cited for assaulting Uber driver in Nashville," 4 May 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
With the zany Saturday game in mind, JR sits down with Brewers broadcaster Bill Schroeder to look back 35 years at the Brewers' 7-6 loss to the White Sox in 25 innings -- the longest game in modern MLB history. — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Brewers Podcast: Josh Hader's struggles and a ridiculous Saturday night in Washington, plus a look back at a 25-inning battle 35 years ago," 19 Aug. 2019 The trailer does provide a little glimpse into the other zany characters played by Rebel Wilson, Sam Rockwell, and Scarlett Johansson. — Julia Alexander, The Verge, "The first trailer for Taika Waititi’s anti-hate satire Jojo Rabbit is short and sweet," 23 July 2019 The episode supplies zany obstacles and telenovela jokes but also tears, hugs and declarations of love. — Hal Boedeker, orlandosentinel.com, "‘Will & Grace,’ ‘Jane the Virgin,’ ‘Elementary’ say farewell," 26 July 2019 Premiering on July 24, South Side is the more conventional of the two, with all the rapid-fire jokes and zany digressions of a Tina Fey joint. — Judy Berman, Time, "This Late-Night Comedy Duo Created Two of the Summer's Funniest New Shows," 18 July 2019 Their home exudes their signature style – a zany, whimsical,colorful combination of patterns mixed with abandon. — Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, "10 Madcap ways to add pizzazz to your home," 17 July 2019 Raunchy bars and mature terminology: Wang likes to inject a dose of zany levity into explaining poignant matters, such as the experience of negotiating multiple worlds as an immigrant. — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, "When a Lie Become