daft (Meaning)
daft (s)
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
daft (a.)
Stupid; foolish; idiotic; also, delirious; insane; as, he has gone daft.
Gay; playful; frolicsome.
Synonyms & Antonyms of daft
Synonyms:
- unbalanced
- unreasonable
- non compos mentis
- barmy
- cuckoo
- crackpot
- meshugah
- fruity
- crazed
- fey
- certifiable
- depressed
- kooky
- cracked
- deranged
- whacko
- kookie
- disturbed
- loony tunes
- unsound
- bedlam
- bonkers
- obsessed
- scatty
- foolish
- eccentric
- batty
- around the bend
- loco
- looney
- wacky
- moonstruck
- wud
- distraught
- crackbrained
- haywire
- hysteric
- wacko
- daffy
- screwy
- loony
- ballistic
- meshuga
- unhinged
- frantic
- irrational
- looney tunes
- brainsick
- bats
- strange
- demented
- nutty
- paranoidal
- psycho
- bughouse
- odd
- out to lunch
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- neurotic
- nuclear
- schizophrenic
- out of one's head
- teched
- delusionary
- monomaniacal
- dotty
- amuck
- tetched
- balmy
- wigged-out
- paranoic
- crackers
- potty
- schizoid
- raving
- oddball
- senseless
- ape
- delirious
- amok
- off one's gourd
- loopy
- monomaniac
- fixated
- queer
- witless
- obsessive-compulsive
- touched
- off one's head
- out of one's mind
- meshugge
- distracted
- cranky
- meshuggah
- pixilated
- pixillated
- berserk
- frenzied
- delusional
- disordered
- off
- off one's rocker
- sociopathic
- hysterical
- aberrant
- paranoiac
Antonyms:
daft Sentence Examples
- It would be daft to attempt to swim across the raging river without proper equipment.
- His daft decision to quit his job without another lined up left him in financial turmoil.
- Sarah's daft comment during the meeting left everyone baffled by its irrelevance.
- Despite ample evidence to the contrary, he held onto his daft belief that the Earth was flat.
- Jenny's daft sense of humor often had her friends rolling on the floor with laughter.
- It's daft to leave your car unlocked in a high-crime neighborhood.
- The protagonist in the story made a series of daft choices that led to his downfall.
- Only someone daft would venture into the haunted house after dark.
- The comedian's daft antics delighted the audience, earning him roaring applause.
- It seemed daft to try and fix the leaky faucet without the proper tools.
FAQs About the word daft
informal or slang terms for mentally irregularStupid; foolish; idiotic; also, delirious; insane; as, he has gone daft., Gay; playful; frolicsome.
crazy, insane, mad,psychotic, paranoid, nuts, mental, gaga, maniacal, lunatic
sensible,sound, clear, rational, wise, sane, rational, reasonable, clear, reasonable
It would be daft to attempt to swim across the raging river without proper equipment.
His daft decision to quit his job without another lined up left him in financial turmoil.
Sarah's daft comment during the meeting left everyone baffled by its irrelevance.
Despite ample evidence to the contrary, he held onto his daft belief that the Earth was flat.
