WACK Synonyms: 177 Similar and Opposite Words

wack

adjective

ˈwak

Definition of wack

slang

as in wrong

falling short of a standard that movie was wack, even by the standards of popcorn flicks

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Recent Examples of wack In the film, Polsky seems unsure whether to view McCollum as a saint or a wack job. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025 Also, this photo of us is wack because in real life Kelly is about 1/16 my size. — Angela Andaloro, People.com, 29 July 2025 This psychotic wack job has lots of grievances against society, particularly those who are on the fringe and have nothing, unlike him whose luxury automobile represents a person who has it all and the security technology to keep it that way. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025 This psychotic wack job has lots of grievances against society, particularly those who are on the fringe and have nothing — unlike him, whose luxury automobile represents a person who has it all and the security technology to keep it that way. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025 That guessing game isn’t great when too much melatonin can lead to fatigue, dizziness, and confusion, among other wack side effects. — Ali Finney, SELF, 19 Apr. 2024 Nathan Fielder Is Keeping It Real Nathan Fielder was pretty wack this week on Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Vulture, 17 Nov. 2023 Lillard couldn’t be both the good locker room guy and try to get his wack teammates shipped out of town. — Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2023 Tenant shall refrain from posting aggressive notes in building common areas about the wack job in Apartment 2B. — Sam Spero, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wack

Adjective

Without it, the language model is a very expensive way to write faster emails to the wrong people.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Those chats tended to include what was going right or wrong or could be better.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of wrong

Adjective

Poetry gets left behind by the exigency of character development or, in the movie’s self-defeating logic, because the art form doesn’t really matter and is only a lame excuse for people who won’t take responsibility and grow up.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Blumenthal hopes to see action on KOSA in the lame-duck session.

— Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of lame

Adjective

Detection is no substitute for prevention, not when consequences are truly unacceptable.

— Andrew Ginter, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
The win won’t change what’s frankly been an unacceptable campaign for a program that was 18-1-4 just two seasons ago.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of unacceptable

Adjective

Disease that has spread to those organs is associated with poorer treatment outcomes.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
They were frustrated with teacher shortages and poor conditions at schools, including overcrowded classrooms and dilapidated buildings.

— James Cirrone , Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of poor

Adjective

Nearly one-third of adults in the United States may be iron deficient, according to a 2024 study.

— Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
The county attorney's office said the case was submitted to prosecutors in June 2024, but the case file was deficient and did not support charges.

— Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of deficient

Adjective

In most versions of the Greek mythology, Medusa is a beautiful woman that was cursed by the goddess Athena with a head of snakes instead of hair and the horrible ability to turn people to stone with just one look.

— Lynsey Eidell, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2026
The battle is between that horrible atmosphere and some of the horrific candidates that have been nominated by the Democratic Party.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of horrible

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