LOON Synonyms: 173 Similar and Opposite Words

loon

noun

ˈlün

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as in lunatic

one having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind giggled like a loon at his own jokes

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as in idiot

a stupid person the loons at the grocery store had put the potato chips at the bottom of the bag

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Recent Examples of loon United Village will formally dedicate the loon sculpture on Thursday. —Kyle Stokes, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024 There's waterfalls coming down the mountains, bears running around and ducks and loons flying around and swimming. —Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 2 Oct. 2024 Many loons have dove down and reemerged since our last time fishing together. —Emily Brisse, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2024 Other than a new playground and loon sculpture, the surrounding lots have been mostly empty since then. —Kyle Stokes, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for loon

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Finger-pointing is done as the adults bicker over who’s really a psychopath.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
On the madman’s tail is Elena (Giovanna Grigio), an ambitious young journalist who wants to make a name for herself in her boys-club newsroom by finding the psychopath before the cops do.

— Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025