Nutty — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

adjective /ˈnə-tē/ nut·ty

Meaning & Definition of Nutty

Nutty (adjective)

  1. having or producing nuts
  2. having a flavor like that of nuts
  3. eccentric, silly; also, sometimes offensive, mentally unsound

Nutty (adjective) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment

    "that's a nutty idea that won't work at all"

    similar: absurd, asinine, balmy, barmy (chiefly British), batty, brainless, bubbleheaded, cockeyed, crackbrained, crackpot, crazy, cuckoo, daffy, daft, dippy, dotty, fatuous, featherheaded, fool, foolish, fruity (slang), gaga, half-baked, half-witted, harebrained, inept, insane, jerky, kooky, loony, loony tunes, lunatic (informal), lunkheaded, mad, meshuga, nonsensical, preposterous, sappy, screwball, senseless, silly, simpleminded, stupid, tomfool, unwise, wacko, wacky, weak-minded, witless, zany, out to lunch
    related: airheaded, birdbrained, boobish, brain-dead, chowderheaded, chuckleheaded, clueless, dense, dim, dim-witted, doltish, dopey, dorky (slang), dull, dumb, dunderheaded, empty-headed, feebleminded, gormless (chiefly British), idiotic, imbecile, knuckleheaded, lamebrain, mindless, moronic, oafish, obtuse, opaque, pinheaded, simple, slow, slow-witted, soft, softheaded, thoughtless, thick, thickheaded, unintelligent, vacuous, fallacious, illogical, invalid, irrational, nonrational, surd, unreasonable, unreasoning, unsound, weak, farcical, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, notional, buffoonish, clownish, ill-advised, unconsidered, unreasoned
    opposite: judicious, prudent, sagacious, sage, sane, sapient, sensible, sound, wise
    near: brainy, bright, clever, intelligent, smart, logical, rational, reasonable, valid, well-advised

  2. unable to think in a clear or sensible way

    "the only other prisoner in the dungeon was a nutty soul who feasted on bugs"

    similar: bats, batty, bonkers (informal + sometimes offensive), brainsick, certifiable (dated, informal + disparaging), cracked (informal + disparaging), crackers (informal + disparaging), crazed (sometimes offensive), crazy (usually offensive), daft (chiefly British, informal), demented, deranged (often offensive), haywire, insane, loco (slang), mad, maniacal, mental (sometimes offensive), non compos mentis, nuts (informal + sometimes offensive), psycho (informal + disparaging), psychotic (sometimes offensive), unbalanced, unhinged, unsound, wud (chiefly Scottish), around the bend, off one's gourd, off one's head, off one's rocker, out of one's head, out to lunch (slang)
    related: dotty, fey, loopy, off, potty (chiefly British), teched, touched, aberrant, delirious, delusional, delusionary, disordered, disturbed, eccentric, odd, oddball, pixilated, queer, strange, foolish, senseless, witless, irrational, unreasonable, amok, ape, ballistic, bananas, berserk, nuclear, depressed, distracted, distraught, frantic, frenzied, hysterical, raving, wigged-out, fixated, monomaniac, monomaniacal, obsessed
    opposite: balanced, compos mentis, sane, sound, uncrazy
    near: clear, lucid, rational, reasonable, judicious, sensible, wise, healthy, normal, well-adjusted, unneurotic

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Nutty

The most common words with a similar meaning to Nutty:

Slang: fruity, loco, out to lunch
Informal + disparaging: cracked, crackers, psycho
Sometimes offensive: crazed, mental, psychotic
Informal + sometimes offensive: bonkers, nuts
Chiefly British: barmy
Informal: lunatic
absurd, asinine, balmy, batty, brainless, bubbleheaded, cockeyed, crackbrained, crackpot, cuckoo, daffy, dippy, dotty, fatuous, featherheaded, fool, foolish, gaga, half-baked, half-witted, harebrained, inept, insane, jerky, kooky, loony, loony tunes, lunkheaded, mad, meshuga, nonsensical, preposterous, sappy, screwball, senseless, silly, simpleminded, stupid, tomfool, unwise

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Nutty

Words with the opposite meaning of Nutty:

judicious, prudent, sagacious, sage, sane, sapient, sensible, sound, wise, balanced, compos mentis, uncrazy

Related Words for Nutty

airheaded, birdbrained, boobish, brain-dead, chowderheaded, chuckleheaded, clueless, dense, dim, dim-witted, doltish, dopey, dorky, dull, dumb, dunderheaded, empty-headed, feebleminded, gormless, idiotic, imbecile, knuckleheaded, lamebrain, mindless, moronic, oafish, obtuse, opaque, pinheaded, simple

Near Antonyms of Nutty

brainy, bright, clever, intelligent, smart, logical, rational, reasonable, valid, well-advised, clear, lucid, healthy, normal, well-adjusted, unneurotic

Word Forms of Nutty

Inflections: nuttier, nuttiest

Derived words: nuttily (adverb), nuttiness (noun)

Origin & Etymology of Nutty

First known use: 15th century

Frequently Asked Questions about Nutty

What does "Nutty" mean?

"Nutty" means having or producing nuts. As an adjective, it is defined as: having or producing nuts. It has 2 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Nutty"?

Other words for "Nutty" include absurd, asinine, balmy, barmy, batty, brainless, bubbleheaded and cockeyed. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Nutty" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Nutty"?

There are 171 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Nutty". Common alternatives include absurd, asinine, balmy, barmy, batty, brainless, bubbleheaded, cockeyed, crackbrained and crackpot.

What is an informal or casual word for "Nutty"?

Casual or informal alternatives for "Nutty" include lunatic, bonkers, nuts, certifiable, cracked and crackers.

What is a slang word for "Nutty"?

Slang words for "Nutty" include fruity, loco and out to lunch.

What is the opposite of "Nutty"?

Antonyms of "Nutty" include judicious, prudent, sagacious, sage, sane, sapient, sensible and sound. Near antonyms include brainy, bright, clever and intelligent.

How do you use "Nutty" in a sentence?

Examples of "Nutty" in a sentence: "that's a nutty idea that won't work at all"; "the only other prisoner in the dungeon was a nutty soul who feasted on bugs".

Is "Nutty" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Nutty" is an adjective.