Englishdaft
Definition
- chiefly British, informal : silly, foolish //Don't do anything daft.
— see also daft as a brush - chiefly British, informal : mad //… he looks at me as if I were daft. — Johanna McGeary
- Scotland : frivolously merry
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
absurd asinine balmy barmy [chiefly British] batty brainless bubbleheaded cockeyed crackbrained crackpot crazy cuckoo daffy dippy dotty fatuous featherheaded fool foolish fruity [slang] gaga half-baked half-witted harebrained inept insane jerky kooky (also kookie) loony (also looney) loony tunes (or looney tunes) lunatic [informal] lunkheaded mad meshuga (or meshugge also meshugah or meshuggah) nonsensical nutty preposterous sappy screwball senseless silly simpleminded stupid tomfool unwise wacko (also whacko) wacky (also whacky) weak-minded witless zanyAntonyms
judicious prudent sagacious sage sane sapient sensible sound wiseExamples
- //Your idea seems a bit daft to me.
- //She looked at us as if we'd gone daft.
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English daffte, daft, defte "well-mannered, gentle, dull, foolish," going back to Old English gedæfte "gentle, mild, meek," adjective derivative of a Germanic base *daƀ- "becoming, fit" (whence also Old English gedafen "appropriate, fitting," Gothic gadaban "to happen, be suitable," with lengthened grade Old English gedēfe "fitting, worthy, quiet, tranquil," Middle Dutch onghedoef "wild, rough," Gothic gadob ist "it is fitting"), going back to dialectal Indo-European *dhabh- or *dhobh-, whence also Old Church Slavic podobati "to become, be fitting," dobrŭ "good, pleasant," Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian dôba, dȍba "time, season," Lithuanian dabà "nature, character," dabnùs "well-dressed, elegant"NOTE: The sense progression from Germanic to Modern English is apparently "fit, becoming" to "well-mannered, modest" to "dull, stupid" to "foolish, irrational." See also deft.
daft
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
chiefly British, informal
- showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment //a daft plan, doomed to wretched failure and merciless ridiculeSynonymsabsurd asinine balmy barmy [chiefly British] batty brainless bubbleheaded cockeyed crackbrained crackpot crazy cuckoo daffy dippy dotty fatuous featherheaded fool foolish fruity [slang] gaga half-baked half-witted harebrained inept insane jerky kooky (also kookie) loony (also looney) loony tunes (or looney tunes) lunatic [informal] lunkheaded mad meshuga (or meshugge also meshugah or meshuggah) nonsensical nutty preposterous sappy screwball senseless silly simpleminded stupid tomfool unwise wacko (also whacko) wacky (also whacky) weak-minded witless zanyRelated Wordsairheaded birdbrained boobish brain-dead chowderheaded chuckleheaded clueless dense dim dim-witted doltish dopey (also dopy) dorky [slang] dull dumb dunderheaded empty-headed feebleminded gormless [chiefly British] idiotic (also idiotical) imbecile (or imbecilic) knuckleheaded lamebrain (or lamebrained) mindless moronic oafish obtuse opaque pinheaded simple slow slow-witted soft softheaded thoughtless thick thickheaded unintelligent vacuousSynonymous Phrases
- unable to think in a clear or sensible way //the king was clearly daft, talking to trees and rocks as if they were peopleSynonymsbats batty bonkers [informal + sometimes offensive] brainsick certifiable [dated informal + disparaging] cracked [informal + disparaging] crackers [informal + disparaging] crazed [sometimes offensive] crazy [usually offensive] demented deranged [often offensive] haywire insane loco [slang] mad maniacal (also maniac) mental [sometimes offensive] non compos mentis nuts [informal + sometimes offensive] nutty [sometimes offensive] psycho [informal + disparaging] psychotic [sometimes offensive] unbalanced unhinged unsound wud [chiefly Scottish]Related WordsSynonymous PhrasesNear AntonymsAntonyms
daft
Definition
- chiefly British, informal : silly, foolish //Don't do anything daft.
— see also daft as a brush - chiefly British, informal : mad //… he looks at me as if I were daft. — Johanna McGeary
- Scotland : frivolously merry
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
absurd asinine balmy barmy [chiefly British] batty brainless bubbleheaded cockeyed crackbrained crackpot crazy cuckoo daffy dippy dotty fatuous featherheaded fool foolish fruity [slang] gaga half-baked half-witted harebrained inept insane jerky kooky (also kookie) loony (also looney) loony tunes (or looney tunes) lunatic [informal] lunkheaded mad meshuga (or meshugge also meshugah or meshuggah) nonsensical nutty preposterous sappy screwball senseless silly simpleminded stupid tomfool unwise wacko (also whacko) wacky (also whacky) weak-minded witless zanyAntonyms
judicious prudent sagacious sage sane sapient sensible sound wiseExamples
- //Your idea seems a bit daft to me.
- //She looked at us as if we'd gone daft.
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English daffte, daft, defte "well-mannered, gentle, dull, foolish," going back to Old English gedæfte "gentle, mild, meek," adjective derivative of a Germanic base *daƀ- "becoming, fit" (whence also Old English gedafen "appropriate, fitting," Gothic gadaban "to happen, be suitable," with lengthened grade Old English gedēfe "fitting, worthy, quiet, tranquil," Middle Dutch onghedoef "wild, rough," Gothic gadob ist "it is fitting"), going back to dialectal Indo-European *dhabh- or *dhobh-, whence also Old Church Slavic podobati "to become, be fitting," dobrŭ "good, pleasant," Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian dôba, dȍba "time, season," Lithuanian dabà "nature, character," dabnùs "well-dressed, elegant"NOTE: The sense progression from Germanic to Modern English is apparently "fit, becoming" to "well-mannered, modest" to "dull, stupid" to "foolish, irrational." See also deft.
daft
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
chiefly British, informal
- showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment //a daft plan, doomed to wretched failure and merciless ridiculeSynonymsabsurd asinine balmy barmy [chiefly British] batty brainless bubbleheaded cockeyed crackbrained crackpot crazy cuckoo daffy dippy dotty fatuous featherheaded fool foolish fruity [slang] gaga half-baked half-witted harebrained inept insane jerky kooky (also kookie) loony (also looney) loony tunes (or looney tunes) lunatic [informal] lunkheaded mad meshuga (or meshugge also meshugah or meshuggah) nonsensical nutty preposterous sappy screwball senseless silly simpleminded stupid tomfool unwise wacko (also whacko) wacky (also whacky) weak-minded witless zanyRelated Wordsairheaded birdbrained boobish brain-dead chowderheaded chuckleheaded clueless dense dim dim-witted doltish dopey (also dopy) dorky [slang] dull dumb dunderheaded empty-headed feebleminded gormless [chiefly British] idiotic (also idiotical) imbecile (or imbecilic) knuckleheaded lamebrain (or lamebrained) mindless moronic oafish obtuse opaque pinheaded simple slow slow-witted soft softheaded thoughtless thick thickheaded unintelligent vacuousSynonymous Phrases
- unable to think in a clear or sensible way //the king was clearly daft, talking to trees and rocks as if they were peopleSynonymsbats batty bonkers [informal + sometimes offensive] brainsick certifiable [dated informal + disparaging] cracked [informal + disparaging] crackers [informal + disparaging] crazed [sometimes offensive] crazy [usually offensive] demented deranged [often offensive] haywire insane loco [slang] mad maniacal (also maniac) mental [sometimes offensive] non compos mentis nuts [informal + sometimes offensive] nutty [sometimes offensive] psycho [informal + disparaging] psychotic [sometimes offensive] unbalanced unhinged unsound wud [chiefly Scottish]Related WordsSynonymous PhrasesNear AntonymsAntonyms
daft
Definition
- chiefly British, informal : silly, foolish //Don't do anything daft.
— see also daft as a brush - chiefly British, informal : mad //… he looks at me as if I were daft. — Johanna McGeary
- Scotland : frivolously merry
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
absurd asinine balmy barmy [chiefly British] batty brainless bubbleheaded cockeyed crackbrained crackpot crazy cuckoo daffy dippy dotty fatuous featherheaded fool foolish fruity [slang] gaga half-baked half-witted harebrained inept insane jerky kooky (also kookie) loony (also looney) loony tunes (or looney tunes) lunatic [informal] lunkheaded mad meshuga (or meshugge also meshugah or meshuggah) nonsensical nutty preposterous sappy screwball senseless silly simpleminded stupid tomfool unwise wacko (also whacko) wacky (also whacky) weak-minded witless zanyAntonyms
judicious prudent sagacious sage sane sapient sensible sound wiseExamples
- //Your idea seems a bit daft to me.
- //She looked at us as if we'd gone daft.
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English daffte, daft, defte "well-mannered, gentle, dull, foolish," going back to Old English gedæfte "gentle, mild, meek," adjective derivative of a Germanic base *daƀ- "becoming, fit" (whence also Old English gedafen "appropriate, fitting," Gothic gadaban "to happen, be suitable," with lengthened grade Old English gedēfe "fitting, worthy, quiet, tranquil," Middle Dutch onghedoef "wild, rough," Gothic gadob ist "it is fitting"), going back to dialectal Indo-European *dhabh- or *dhobh-, whence also Old Church Slavic podobati "to become, be fitting," dobrŭ "good, pleasant," Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian dôba, dȍba "time, season," Lithuanian dabà "nature, character," dabnùs "well-dressed, elegant"NOTE: The sense progression from Germanic to Modern English is apparently "fit, becoming" to "well-mannered, modest" to "dull, stupid" to "foolish, irrational." See also deft.
daft
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
chiefly British, informal
- showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment //a daft plan, doomed to wretched failure and merciless ridiculeSynonymsabsurd asinine balmy barmy [chiefly British] batty brainless bubbleheaded cockeyed crackbrained crackpot crazy cuckoo daffy dippy dotty fatuous featherheaded fool foolish fruity [slang] gaga half-baked half-witted harebrained inept insane jerky kooky (also kookie) loony (also looney) loony tunes (or looney tunes) lunatic [informal] lunkheaded mad meshuga (or meshugge also meshugah or meshuggah) nonsensical nutty preposterous sappy screwball senseless silly simpleminded stupid tomfool unwise wacko (also whacko) wacky (also whacky) weak-minded witless zanyRelated Wordsairheaded birdbrained boobish brain-dead chowderheaded chuckleheaded clueless dense dim dim-witted doltish dopey (also dopy) dorky [slang] dull dumb dunderheaded empty-headed feebleminded gormless [chiefly British] idiotic (also idiotical) imbecile (or imbecilic) knuckleheaded lamebrain (or lamebrained) mindless moronic oafish obtuse opaque pinheaded simple slow slow-witted soft softheaded thoughtless thick thickheaded unintelligent vacuousSynonymous Phrases
- unable to think in a clear or sensible way //the king was clearly daft, talking to trees and rocks as if they were peopleSynonymsbats batty bonkers [informal + sometimes offensive] brainsick certifiable [dated informal + disparaging] cracked [informal + disparaging] crackers [informal + disparaging] crazed [sometimes offensive] crazy [usually offensive] demented deranged [often offensive] haywire insane loco [slang] mad maniacal (also maniac) mental [sometimes offensive] non compos mentis nuts [informal + sometimes offensive] nutty [sometimes offensive] psycho [informal + disparaging] psychotic [sometimes offensive] unbalanced unhinged unsound wud [chiefly Scottish]Related WordsSynonymous PhrasesNear AntonymsAntonyms
daft
Definition
- chiefly British, informal : silly, foolish //Don't do anything daft.
— see also daft as a brush - chiefly British, informal : mad //… he looks at me as if I were daft. — Johanna McGeary
- Scotland : frivolously merry
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
absurd asinine balmy barmy [chiefly British] batty brainless bubbleheaded cockeyed crackbrained crackpot crazy cuckoo daffy dippy dotty fatuous featherheaded fool foolish fruity [slang] gaga half-baked half-witted harebrained inept insane jerky kooky (also kookie) loony (also looney) loony tunes (or looney tunes) lunatic [informal] lunkheaded mad meshuga (or meshugge also meshugah or meshuggah) nonsensical nutty preposterous sappy screwball senseless silly simpleminded stupid tomfool unwise wacko (also whacko) wacky (also whacky) weak-minded witless zanyAntonyms
judicious prudent sagacious sage sane sapient sensible sound wiseExamples
- //Your idea seems a bit daft to me.
- //She looked at us as if we'd gone daft.
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English daffte, daft, defte "well-mannered, gentle, dull, foolish," going back to Old English gedæfte "gentle, mild, meek," adjective derivative of a Germanic base *daƀ- "becoming, fit" (whence also Old English gedafen "appropriate, fitting," Gothic gadaban "to happen, be suitable," with lengthened grade Old English gedēfe "fitting, worthy, quiet, tranquil," Middle Dutch onghedoef "wild, rough," Gothic gadob ist "it is fitting"), going back to dialectal Indo-European *dhabh- or *dhobh-, whence also Old Church Slavic podobati "to become, be fitting," dobrŭ "good, pleasant," Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian dôba, dȍba "time, season," Lithuanian dabà "nature, character," dabnùs "well-dressed, elegant"NOTE: The sense progression from Germanic to Modern English is apparently "fit, becoming" to "well-mannered, modest" to "dull, stupid" to "foolish, irrational." See also deft.
daft
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
chiefly British, informal
- showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment //a daft plan, doomed to wretched failure and merciless ridiculeSynonymsabsurd asinine balmy barmy [chiefly British] batty brainless bubbleheaded cockeyed crackbrained crackpot crazy cuckoo daffy dippy dotty fatuous featherheaded fool foolish fruity [slang] gaga half-baked half-witted harebrained inept insane jerky kooky (also kookie) loony (also looney) loony tunes (or looney tunes) lunatic [informal] lunkheaded mad meshuga (or meshugge also meshugah or meshuggah) nonsensical nutty preposterous sappy screwball senseless silly simpleminded stupid tomfool unwise wacko (also whacko) wacky (also whacky) weak-minded witless zanyRelated Wordsairheaded birdbrained boobish brain-dead chowderheaded chuckleheaded clueless dense dim dim-witted doltish dopey (also dopy) dorky [slang] dull dumb dunderheaded empty-headed feebleminded gormless [chiefly British] idiotic (also idiotical) imbecile (or imbecilic) knuckleheaded lamebrain (or lamebrained) mindless moronic oafish obtuse opaque pinheaded simple slow slow-witted soft softheaded thoughtless thick thickheaded unintelligent vacuousSynonymous Phrases
- unable to think in a clear or sensible way //the king was clearly daft, talking to trees and rocks as if they were peopleSynonymsbats batty bonkers [informal + sometimes offensive] brainsick certifiable [dated informal + disparaging] cracked [informal + disparaging] crackers [informal + disparaging] crazed [sometimes offensive] crazy [usually offensive] demented deranged [often offensive] haywire insane loco [slang] mad maniacal (also maniac) mental [sometimes offensive] non compos mentis nuts [informal + sometimes offensive] nutty [sometimes offensive] psycho [informal + disparaging] psychotic [sometimes offensive] unbalanced unhinged unsound wud [chiefly Scottish]Related WordsSynonymous PhrasesNear AntonymsAntonyms
daft
Definition
- chiefly British, informal : silly, foolish //Don't do anything daft.
— see also daft as a brush - chiefly British, informal : mad //… he looks at me as if I were daft. — Johanna McGeary
- Scotland : frivolously merry
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
absurd asinine balmy barmy [chiefly British] batty brainless bubbleheaded cockeyed crackbrained crackpot crazy cuckoo daffy dippy dotty fatuous featherheaded fool foolish fruity [slang] gaga half-baked half-witted harebrained inept insane jerky kooky (also kookie) loony (also looney) loony tunes (or looney tunes) lunatic [informal] lunkheaded mad meshuga (or meshugge also meshugah or meshuggah) nonsensical nutty preposterous sappy screwball senseless silly simpleminded stupid tomfool unwise wacko (also whacko) wacky (also whacky) weak-minded witless zanyAntonyms
judicious prudent sagacious sage sane sapient sensible sound wiseExamples
- //Your idea seems a bit daft to me.
- //She looked at us as if we'd gone daft.
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English daffte, daft, defte "well-mannered, gentle, dull, foolish," going back to Old English gedæfte "gentle, mild, meek," adjective derivative of a Germanic base *daƀ- "becoming, fit" (whence also Old English gedafen "appropriate, fitting," Gothic gadaban "to happen, be suitable," with lengthened grade Old English gedēfe "fitting, worthy, quiet, tranquil," Middle Dutch onghedoef "wild, rough," Gothic gadob ist "it is fitting"), going back to dialectal Indo-European *dhabh- or *dhobh-, whence also Old Church Slavic podobati "to become, be fitting," dobrŭ "good, pleasant," Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian dôba, dȍba "time, season," Lithuanian dabà "nature, character," dabnùs "well-dressed, elegant"NOTE: The sense progression from Germanic to Modern English is apparently "fit, becoming" to "well-mannered, modest" to "dull, stupid" to "foolish, irrational." See also deft.
daft
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
chiefly British, informal
- showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment //a daft plan, doomed to wretched failure and merciless ridiculeSynonymsabsurd asinine balmy barmy [chiefly British] batty brainless bubbleheaded cockeyed crackbrained crackpot crazy cuckoo daffy dippy dotty fatuous featherheaded fool foolish fruity [slang] gaga half-baked half-witted harebrained inept insane jerky kooky (also kookie) loony (also looney) loony tunes (or looney tunes) lunatic [informal] lunkheaded mad meshuga (or meshugge also meshugah or meshuggah) nonsensical nutty preposterous sappy screwball senseless silly simpleminded stupid tomfool unwise wacko (also whacko) wacky (also whacky) weak-minded witless zanyRelated Wordsairheaded birdbrained boobish brain-dead chowderheaded chuckleheaded clueless dense dim dim-witted doltish dopey (also dopy) dorky [slang] dull dumb dunderheaded empty-headed feebleminded gormless [chiefly British] idiotic (also idiotical) imbecile (or imbecilic) knuckleheaded lamebrain (or lamebrained) mindless moronic oafish obtuse opaque pinheaded simple slow slow-witted soft softheaded thoughtless thick thickheaded unintelligent vacuousSynonymous Phrases
- unable to think in a clear or sensible way //the king was clearly daft, talking to trees and rocks as if they were peopleSynonymsbats batty bonkers [informal + sometimes offensive] brainsick certifiable [dated informal + disparaging] cracked [informal + disparaging] crackers [informal + disparaging] crazed [sometimes offensive] crazy [usually offensive] demented deranged [often offensive] haywire insane loco [slang] mad maniacal (also maniac) mental [sometimes offensive] non compos mentis nuts [informal + sometimes offensive] nutty [sometimes offensive] psycho [informal + disparaging] psychotic [sometimes offensive] unbalanced unhinged unsound wud [chiefly Scottish]Related WordsSynonymous PhrasesNear AntonymsAntonyms
daft
Definition
- chiefly British, informal : silly, foolish //Don't do anything daft.
— see also daft as a brush - chiefly British, informal : mad //… he looks at me as if I were daft. — Johanna McGeary
- Scotland : frivolously merry
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
absurd asinine balmy barmy [chiefly British] batty brainless bubbleheaded cockeyed crackbrained crackpot crazy cuckoo daffy dippy dotty fatuous featherheaded fool foolish fruity [slang] gaga half-baked half-witted harebrained inept insane jerky kooky (also kookie) loony (also looney) loony tunes (or looney tunes) lunatic [informal] lunkheaded mad meshuga (or meshugge also meshugah or meshuggah) nonsensical nutty preposterous sappy screwball senseless silly simpleminded stupid tomfool unwise wacko (also whacko) wacky (also whacky) weak-minded witless zanyAntonyms
judicious prudent sagacious sage sane sapient sensible sound wiseExamples
- //Your idea seems a bit daft to me.
- //She looked at us as if we'd gone daft.
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English daffte, daft, defte "well-mannered, gentle, dull, foolish," going back to Old English gedæfte "gentle, mild, meek," adjective derivative of a Germanic base *daƀ- "becoming, fit" (whence also Old English gedafen "appropriate, fitting," Gothic gadaban "to happen, be suitable," with lengthened grade Old English gedēfe "fitting, worthy, quiet, tranquil," Middle Dutch onghedoef "wild, rough," Gothic gadob ist "it is fitting"), going back to dialectal Indo-European *dhabh- or *dhobh-, whence also Old Church Slavic podobati "to become, be fitting," dobrŭ "good, pleasant," Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian dôba, dȍba "time, season," Lithuanian dabà "nature, character," dabnùs "well-dressed, elegant"NOTE: The sense progression from Germanic to Modern English is apparently "fit, becoming" to "well-mannered, modest" to "dull, stupid" to "foolish, irrational." See also deft.
daft
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
chiefly British, informal
- showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment //a daft plan, doomed to wretched failure and merciless ridiculeSynonymsabsurd asinine balmy barmy [chiefly British] batty brainless bubbleheaded cockeyed crackbrained crackpot crazy cuckoo daffy dippy dotty fatuous featherheaded fool foolish fruity [slang] gaga half-baked half-witted harebrained inept insane jerky kooky (also kookie) loony (also looney) loony tunes (or looney tunes) lunatic [informal] lunkheaded mad meshuga (or meshugge also meshugah or meshuggah) nonsensical nutty preposterous sappy screwball senseless silly simpleminded stupid tomfool unwise wacko (also whacko) wacky (also whacky) weak-minded witless zanyRelated Wordsairheaded birdbrained boobish brain-dead chowderheaded chuckleheaded clueless dense dim dim-witted doltish dopey (also dopy) dorky [slang] dull dumb dunderheaded empty-headed feebleminded gormless [chiefly British] idiotic (also idiotical) imbecile (or imbecilic) knuckleheaded lamebrain (or lamebrained) mindless moronic oafish obtuse opaque pinheaded simple slow slow-witted soft softheaded thoughtless thick thickheaded unintelligent vacuousSynonymous Phrases
- unable to think in a clear or sensible way //the king was clearly daft, talking to trees and rocks as if they were peopleSynonymsbats batty bonkers [informal + sometimes offensive] brainsick certifiable [dated informal + disparaging] cracked [informal + disparaging] crackers [informal + disparaging] crazed [sometimes offensive] crazy [usually offensive] demented deranged [often offensive] haywire insane loco [slang] mad maniacal (also maniac) mental [sometimes offensive] non compos mentis nuts [informal + sometimes offensive] nutty [sometimes offensive] psycho [informal + disparaging] psychotic [sometimes offensive] unbalanced unhinged unsound wud [chiefly Scottish]Related WordsSynonymous PhrasesNear AntonymsAntonyms