LOONY TUNES Synonyms: 140 Similar and Opposite Words

loony tunes

adjective

variants or looney tunes

Definition of loony tunes

as in stupid

showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment Nobody could tell whether she was serious with that loony tunes idea she put forward.

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Recent Examples of loony tunes Then, the 130-pounders started their combat, and Cecelia went loony tunes. — Star Tribune, 19 Dec. 2020 Sometimes first Tribals can be kind of bonkers if tribe lines are still being drawn, or if two people are really not getting along, or if someone is really loony tunes, or someone else is really fighting hard to stay. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for loony tunes

Adjective

And no, that was NOT OutKick or FOX who wrote that stupid headline.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
The thing about House of the Dragon is that everything really is quite stupid.

— Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 June 2026

Definition of stupid

Adjective

Comparing Young’s new deal to any extension for Davis would be a foolish exercise.

— Josh Robbins, New York Times, 30 June 2026
Further, Plato’s disdain for Gorgias, Antisthenes’ first teacher, and sophistry in general is clear; in the Platonic dialogue Gorgias, the titular character is made out to be rather foolish.

— Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of foolish

Adjective

England’s 2-1 victory against Mexico — and that insane Azteca Stadium crowd — also was richly deserved.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
Allowing Trump to declare insane levels of tariffs would have been really bad for the economy and bad for Republicans.

— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 6 July 2026

Definition of insane

Adjective

Getting mad about missing out on signing Anfernee Simons won’t change that.

— Nick Friedell, New York Times, 4 July 2026
When World Cup season descends upon soccer-mad Brazil, green and yellow banners decorate restaurants, bars and apartment buildings, streets are painted with flags and soccer balls, and discussions of the beloved national team's games are ubiquitous.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026

Definition of mad

Adjective

Space startup activity has been growing for years, with new companies hitting unicorn valuations at a pace that would have seemed absurd five years ago.

— Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
That the Fendons don’t think to immediately tell their devastated adult son, Harry (Craig Roberts), that his dad is still alive is only the first delightfully absurd wrinkle in this mischievous black comedy.

— Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026

Definition of absurd

Adjective

That crazy gorgeous Bad Man Blue, and something Harley has called Inferno Gray with Wet Slide Graphics.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
But in addition to these crazy moments and plots, what the World Cup does every four years is put a bright spotlight on the best soccer players in the world.

— Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2026

Definition of crazy

Adjective

That’s been an idiotic trope for too long — that participating in the business side of it taints you.

— Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Red-Bodied Dog Tick Has your idiotic dog wandered onto a bucolic patch of grass that hasn’t been freshly treated with toxins?

— Jay Ruttenberg, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

Definition of idiotic

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