LOCOS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

locos

verb

present tense third-person singular of loco

as in unbalances

to cause to go insane or as if insane years of living alone had clearly locoed the old rancher

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And that’s something Lala calls him out on, which bothers him.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Resist that reflex long enough to understand what bothers you.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of bothers

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Speaker Mike Johnson can lose two Republican votes before a third defection upsets the majority.

— Lauren Peller, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
The leader who needs to be liked will, when forced to choose, find a reason to delay the hard conversation, soften the hard feedback, wait one more week on the call that upsets someone whose support feels useful today.

— Mohamed AL Hashemi, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of upsets

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The legal system dehumanizes her, the support group confuses her, and one of her friends painfully disappoints her.

— Carey Purcell, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
This confuses each Nyota but also those around them, who note that the Nyotas have rather quickly assumed new hairstyles but also that neither is behaving quite like herself.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of confuses

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Similarly, Sudan hopes that internal conflict in Ethiopia distracts Addis from its support of the rapid support forces militia in Sudan’s war.

— Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
If a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars, the art inside an airport that reminds us of our humanity and distracts us from our fatigue is an object worthy of praise.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026

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