bananas

adjective

Definition of bananasnext
as in nuts
informal lacking sanity; a state or condition of mental unsoundness If you ask me, that guy is bananas. All the noise drove me bananas.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bananas
  1. nuts
  2. mad
  3. insane
  4. ballistic
  5. crazy
Adjective
  • Contrary to popular belief, peanuts are actually not nuts.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Nonetheless, April 5, 2022, was nuts.
    Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2023
Definition of nuts
Adjective
  • Idiot glee is a kind of sheer joy at the mad fact of the world.
    Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Dec. 2024
  • But neither doctors nor group therapy can see beyond a confused and maybe slightly mad person.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of mad
Adjective
  • Your voice is insane.
    Mary Colurso | mcolurso@al.com, al, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The Republican and right-wing reaction is just insane.
    Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
Definition of insane
Adjective
  • After Israel bombed an Iranian consulate building in Syria in April, Iran launched its unprecedented direct attack, firing more than 350 ballistic and cruise missiles and drones straight at its enemy.
    Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The weapon will now undergo ballistic testing, New York Police Department Chief Joseph Kenny said on Monday.
    Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of ballistic
Adjective
  • Tauruses will go crazy for something chic, functional, and soft to the touch.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Before getting into the chaos of episode 5, that episode 4 cliff hanger was crazy.
    Calie Schepp, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2023
Definition of crazy
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