cockeyed

Examples

• All

• His cockeyed plan to travel the world without any money left everyone shaking their heads.

• What kind of a cockeyed schedule is this?

  The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)

• And just put the whole cockeyed idea out of your mind.

  A Patch of Blue (1965)

• "What kind of a cockeyed religion is this?"

  Academic text (1992)

• And that narrative was becoming more cockeyed with every passing year.

  Academic text (2006)

• I sure had some cockeyed ideas about prospecting for gold.

  The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

• The information that's being presented is a very cockeyed view of what the truth is...

  Blog text (1)

• For all I know, you might decide at the last minute that Ivy's plan doesn't sound so cockeyed after all, because the wind changed direction.

  Batman and Harley Quinn (2017)

• This was a wonderfully cockeyed tale, surely, the whole business of joining the FBI, of all things.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Call me a cockeyed optimist, but I happen to think there's more to this job than just getting my ugly mug on the boob tube every night.

  Fiction book (1993)

Synonyms

R

ridiculous

vscockeyed

∞ 1.6

Very silly or unreasonable in a way that makes people laugh

is more about being foolishly unreasonable without focusing on silliness

A

absurd

vscockeyed

288 4.4

So silly or unreasonable that it makes no sense

is about foolish, ill considered plans rather than pure unbelievability

I

idiotic

vscockeyed

• Offensive

115 4.4

Very silly and showing bad judgment

is more descriptive of foolish or wildly unreasonable ideas than of insult

L

ludicrous

vscockeyed

100 6.0

Very silly and unreasonable so it makes people laugh

leans toward foolish poor judgment rather than just being laughably odd

P

preposterous

vscockeyed

72 7.3

Very silly and unreasonable so it seems laughable

is about foolish, wildly unreasonable ideas rather than mere oddness

L

laughable

vscockeyed

60 4.1

So silly or not reasonable that people do not take it seriously

stresses foolishness and wild unreason rather than provoking only laughter

N

nonsensical

vscockeyed

39 5.5

Not making sense or having any meaning

focuses on foolish, wildly unreasonable character rather than pure meaninglessness

H

harebrained

vscockeyed

• Informal

10 8.5

An idea or plan that is very foolish and not well thought out

is more broadly about being wildly unreasonable rather than mainly reckless

S

screwball

vscockeyed

• Offensive

1 7.9

Foolish and not likely to succeed

is about foolish, wildly unreasonable suggestion rather than mere low success odds

C

cockamamie

vscockeyed

• Informal

1 9.9

Silly and unlikely to be true

is used for foolish, wildly unreasonable suggestions rather than sensible proposals

W

wild-eyed

vscockeyed

1 8.0

Having very extreme ideas or plans that are unlikely to work

focuses on foolish, wildly unreasonable ideas rather than simply being extreme

C

cockamamy

vscockeyed

• Informal

9.9

Very silly and not likely to be true

is not specifically informal and covers general foolish or wildly unreasonable ideas

Antonyms

R

reasonable

595 2.7

Fair and sensible in thinking and behavior

S

sensible

201 2.7

Showing good judgment and making practical choices

How Reasonable

sensible

201 2.7

reasonable

595 2.7

questionable

176 3.9

implausible

26 7.0

cockeyed

• Informal

4 8.9

nonsensical

39 5.5

absurd

288 4.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology