He is as nutty as a fruitcake.
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Nutty
//ˈnʌti//
Synonyms for "nutty" (272 found)
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Closest matches (55)
nutsabnormalabsurdanomalousapisharomaticaround bendasininebalmybananasbarmybatsbattybeanybedlamitebefooledbeguiledbesottedbonkersbrainless
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Strong matches (81)
Related words (136)
Adjective(63 words)
gagaharebrainedhatstandinsaneinsane in the membranekookylocoloonloonyloony tunesloopylunaticmadmad as a hattermad as a march harementalmentally illmeshigenermeshuggemod
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moonsicknon compos mentisnonsanenot right in the headnucking futsnutnut jobnut-barnutballsnutbarnutlikenutsnutsonutternuttishoff the beamoff the chainoff the deep endover the edgepottypsychopsychoceramicpsychoticripshitschizscrewysickosquirrellystark raving madstarkersthree stops short of dagenhamtontounbalancedunsanewackadoodleweirdwhackjobwhackowhackywigged-outwodeyampyzany
gnominiousgoofygulledgung hohaywireidiocraticidiosyncraticidioticimbecileinaneineptinfatuatedinsaneirregularjust plain nutskeenkinkykookyloonyloopy
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madmaggotymaudlinmoronicnonsensicaloddoddballoff the hingesoff the trackoff the wallpeculiarpottypreposterousqueerquirkyrichrich-flavoredrobustround the bendsappyscrewballscrewballsscrewysenselesssentimentalsillysingularslaphappystrangestupidtastythoughtlesstwisttwistedunconventionalunnaturalwackywarmwetwhimsicalwitlesszealous
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5 entriesderived from
1 entrieshas context
1 entriesrelated to
6 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
25 translations across 8 languages.
Czech
1 entries- ořechový adj (containing nuts)
Esperanto
1 entries- frenezeta adj (barmy, crazy, mad)
Finnish
4 entries- kaheli adj (barmy, crazy, mad)
- pähkinä adj (containing nuts)
- pähkinäinen adj (containing nuts)
- pähkinäinen adj (reminiscent of nuts)
French
4 entries- cinglé adj (barmy, crazy, mad)
- dingue adj (barmy, crazy, mad)
- fou adj (barmy, crazy, mad)
- plein de noix adj (containing nuts)
German
4 entries- bekloppt adj (barmy, crazy, mad)
- nussig adj (reminiscent of nuts)
- nussreich adj (containing nuts)
- verrückt adj (barmy, crazy, mad)
Polish
3 entries- orzechowy adj (containing nuts)
- pomylony adj (barmy, crazy, mad)
- zwariowany adj (barmy, crazy, mad)
Russian
4 entries- име́ющий вкус оре́ха adj (containing nuts)
- поме́шанный adj (barmy, crazy, mad)
- свихну́вшийся adj (barmy, crazy, mad)
- содержа́щий оре́хи adj (containing nuts)
Swedish
3 entries- knasig adj (barmy, crazy, mad)
- nötaktig adj (reminiscent of nuts)
- nötig adj (reminiscent of nuts)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
Mary is a nutty old bat.
Source: tatoeba (1400244)
Tom is as nutty as a fruitcake.
Source: tatoeba (3722416)
I am just as nutty as a fruitcake.
Source: tatoeba (6016681)
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