He's daft about cats.
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Daft
//dɑːft//
Synonyms for "daft" (291 found)
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Closest matches (59)
stupidsoftabnormalabsurdapisharound bendasininebattybedlamitebefooledbeguiledbereft of reasonbesottedboneheadedbrainlessbrainsickbuffoonishbugscockamamiecockeyed
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Strong matches (87)
Adjective(43 words)
Related words (145)
infatuatedinfatuated withinsaneirrationalkookylocoloonylunaticmadmad aboutmaddenedmanicmaudlinmazedmentalmentally deficientmeshuggahmoon struckmoon-struckmoronic
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non composnon compos mentisnonsensicalnot all therenot rightnuts aboutnuttyobtuseoddof unsound mindoffpsychoqueerreasonlessridiculoussappyscrewysenselesssentimentalsicksillyslow-wittedstark-madstark-staring madstrangesweet ontetchedthoughtlesstouchedtwistunbalancedunhingedunsaneunsettledunsoundwackywanderingweak-mindedwetwitlesswrong
Adjective(74 words)
insaneinsane in the membraneinsipientintellectually challengedkookylocoloonloony tunesloopylunaticmadmad as a march harementalmentally illmeshigenermeshuggemodmookishmoonsicknaive
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nittynon compos mentisnonsanenot right in the headnucking futsnutnut jobnutballsnutsnutsonutternuttyoff the beamoff the chainoff the deep endover the edgepottypsychopsychoceramicpsychoticripshitschizscrewysickosillysimpleslightslow-wittedsoftsoft in the headsoftheadedsottishsquirrellystark raving madstarkersstupidthickthree stops short of dagenhamtontounbalancedunsageunsaneunwisewackadoodleweirdwhackjobwhackowhackywodewool-headedwoolly-headedwoolly-mindedyampyzany
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Synonyms
2 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesderived
11 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entrieshas context
1 entriesrelated to
10 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
67 translations across 22 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- глупав adj (stupid — see also stupid)
- ненормален adj (crazy, insane — see also crazy, insane, mad)
- неразумен adj (foolish, silly — see also foolish, silly)
- побъркан adj (crazy, insane — see also crazy, insane, mad)
Cebuano
1 entries- buang adj (crazy, insane — see also crazy, insane, mad)
Cornish
2 entries- gocki adj (foolish, silly — see also foolish, silly)
- gocki adj (stupid — see also stupid)
Czech
4 entries- blbý adj (stupid — see also stupid)
- hloupý adj (stupid — see also stupid)
- pitomý adj (foolish, silly — see also foolish, silly)
- praštěný adj (foolish, silly — see also foolish, silly)
Danish
3 entries- dum adj (stupid — see also stupid)
- latterlig adj (foolish, silly — see also foolish, silly)
- åndssvag adj (foolish, silly — see also foolish, silly)
Dutch
4 entries- dwaas adj (foolish, silly — see also foolish, silly)
- gek adj (crazy, insane — see also crazy, insane, mad)
- idioot adj (foolish, silly — see also foolish, silly)
- waanzinnig adj (crazy, insane — see also crazy, insane, mad)
French
4 entries- branque adj (foolish, silly — see also foolish, silly)
- cinglé adj (crazy, insane — see also crazy, insane, mad)
- dingue adj (foolish, silly — see also foolish, silly)
- simplet adj (stupid — see also stupid)
German
4 entries- albern adj (foolish, silly — see also foolish, silly)
- bescheuert adj (stupid — see also stupid)
- blöd adj (stupid — see also stupid)
- doof adj (stupid — see also stupid)
Irish
1 entries- amaideach adj (foolish, silly — see also foolish, silly)
Italian
4 entries- balordo adj (foolish, silly — see also foolish, silly)
- balzano adj (foolish, silly — see also foolish, silly)
- pazzoide adj (crazy, insane — see also crazy, insane, mad)
- scemo adj (stupid — see also stupid)
Latvian
4 entries- aušīgs adj (stupid — see also stupid)
- jucis adj (crazy, insane — see also crazy, insane, mad)
- muļķis adj (stupid — see also stupid)
- stulbs adj (stupid — see also stupid)
Manx
2 entries- meecheeallagh adj (foolish, silly — see also foolish, silly)
- meecheeallagh adj (crazy, insane — see also crazy, insane, mad)
Māori
1 entries- rūrūwai adj (foolish, silly — see also foolish, silly)
Polish
1 entries- zwariowany adj (crazy, insane — see also crazy, insane, mad)
Portuguese
3 entries- estúpido adj (stupid — see also stupid)
- louco adj (crazy, insane — see also crazy, insane, mad)
- sandeu adj (foolish, silly — see also foolish, silly)
Russian
4 entries- безрассудный adj (crazy, insane — see also crazy, insane, mad)
- глу́пый adj (stupid — see also stupid)
- рехнувшийся adj (crazy, insane — see also crazy, insane, mad)
- слабоумный adj (stupid — see also stupid)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- faoin adj (foolish, silly — see also foolish, silly)
Slovene
4 entries- besen adj (crazy, insane — see also crazy, insane, mad)
- neumen adj (stupid — see also stupid)
- nor adj (crazy, insane — see also crazy, insane, mad)
- zabit adj (stupid — see also stupid)
Spanish
3 entries- estúpido adj (stupid — see also stupid)
- loco adj (crazy, insane — see also crazy, insane, mad)
- tonto adj (foolish, silly — see also foolish, silly)
Swedish
4 entries- dum adj (stupid — see also stupid)
- fånig adj (foolish, silly — see also foolish, silly)
- galen adj (crazy, insane — see also crazy, insane, mad)
- löjlig adj (foolish, silly — see also foolish, silly)
Turkish
1 entries- deli adj (crazy, insane — see also crazy, insane, mad)
Welsh
2 entries- ffôl adj (foolish, silly — see also foolish, silly)
- twp adj (foolish, silly — see also foolish, silly)
Sample sentences
19 total sentences available.
I think that's not a daft solution.
Source: tatoeba (2981965)
Whoever reads this so-called newspaper every day will inevitably go daft.
Source: tatoeba (3049844)
It's such a daft idea.
Source: tatoeba (3530214)
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