Synonyms for zany
ˈzeɪ nizany

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1. zanyadjective

   Synonyms:
   wacky

2. zanyadjective

   ludicrously or incongruously comical

   Synonyms:
   wacky

3. zanyadjective

   bizarre, clownish

   Synonyms:
   wacky

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1. zanynoun

   a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect

   Synonyms:
   cuckoo, jackass, goose, goof, fathead, bozo, twat, goofball

   Antonyms:
   unhumorous, humorless, wise, humourless

2. fathead, goof, goofball, bozo, jackass, goose, cuckoo, twat, zanyadjective

   a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

   Synonyms:
   slit, cat, hombre, fathead, jackass, snatch, cunt, clown, merry andrew, buffoon, goose, jack, twat, bozo, cuckoo, pussy, puss, goof, guy, goofball

   Antonyms:
   humorless, humourless, unhumorous, wise

3. cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, whacky, zanyadjective

   ludicrous, foolish

   "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books"

   Synonyms:
   slaphappy, crackers, light-headed, ridiculous, round the bend, lightheaded, nutty, punch-drunk, dotty, featherbrained, sappy, kooky, daft, bats, empty-headed, clownish, airheaded, fruity, nuts, bonkers, clownlike, cracked, haywire, wacky, loco, kookie, buggy, silly, goofy, pathetic, dizzy, batty, cockamamy, loony, barmy, cockamamie, buffoonish, around the bend, balmy, giddy, loopy, whacky

   Antonyms:
   wise, humourless, unhumorous, humorless

4. buffoonish, clownish, clownlike, zanyadjective

   like a clown

   "a buffoonish walk"; "a clownish face"; "a zany sense of humor"

   Synonyms:
   goofy, sappy, buffoonish, clownlike, silly, whacky, clownish, wacky, cockamamy, cockamamie

   Antonyms:
   unhumorous, humorless, humourless, wise

Matched Categories

1. • Clown

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1. zanynoun

   Synonyms:
   buffoon, clown, mountebank, jester, droll, merry-andrew, harlequin, punch, punchinello, scaramouch, fool, jack-pudding, pickle-herring

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1. zanynoun

   Synonyms:
   jester, buffoon, clown, harlequin, merry-an-drew

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How to use zany in a sentence?

1. Steve Deace:

   He is clearly the man of the hour from a buzz standpoint, i think with one or two exceptions, the goal of the others is to get him to go from zany to crazy, to self-immolate.

2. Linda Cardellini:

   Yeah, if it’s a great story definitely. Kids love it. I hear some 3 or 4 year old kids who can’t speak in complete sentences and they love to talk about Scooby-Doo. It’s fun. It’s really a great character. There’s not a lot of broad, young and smart, crazy, zany characters that you get to play like this. (Cinema Confidential; March 23, 2004)