Antonyms
even level straightExamples
- //The windows of the house look cockeyed.
- //Where did you get those cockeyed ideas?
- //She is full of cockeyed optimism.
First Known Use
1737, in the meaning defined at sense 4cockeyed
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
- inclined or twisted to one side //rakishly wears his hat a little cockeyedSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous Phrasesout of plumb (or off plumb)
- showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment //a cockeyed scheme to build a shopping mall in the middle of nowhereSynonymsabsurd asinine balmy barmy [chiefly British] batty brainless bubbleheaded crackbrained crackpot crazy