DAFT Synonyms: 217 Similar and Opposite Words

daft

adjective

ˈdaft

Definition of daft

chiefly British, informal

as in stupid

showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment a daft plan, doomed to wretched failure and merciless ridicule

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as in mad

unable to think in a clear or sensible way the king was clearly daft, talking to trees and rocks as if they were people

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Recent Examples of daft The righty came to Chicago’s pre-daft workout weighing 165 pounds and already touching 95 mph. — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 17 July 2026 Two New York sports talk hosts this week took daft shots at Joe Davis and came off — in the last adjective with which any true New Yorker would want to be described — as soft. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026 The town also has a pied piper of the purity police (Ana Gasteyer, in peak form) and a light-in-his-loafers mayor (Brad Oscar), who has a conveniently daft wife (Ann Harada, reprising her role from the series). — Naveen Kumar, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026 Every track has enough daft escapades to pack an 11-minute TV episode as the duo obsess over twinks and trainers and make fun of insecure tryhards. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for daft

Recent Examples of Synonyms for daft

Adjective

Far too much coverage of declining trust in science — particularly the anti-vaccine movement — is predicated on the assumption that its adherents are either stupid or crazy.

— Rick Berke, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026
The Dodge Durango Hellcat is the most accessible way to go stupid-fast in a three-row family car thanks to the Escalade V‘s high price tag.

— Byron Hurd, The Drive, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of stupid

Adjective

But throughout that, and much more important than the rivalry and being mad at each other or whatever, is just this absolute unending love.

— Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
What mad honey does to the human body When a human eats more than about a teaspoon of this honey, the toxin interferes with how the heart muscle generates its electrical signals.

— Prayan Pokharel, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of mad

Adjective

Playing the part largely for laughs, Moore actually has more in common with Lazenby than Connery; his Bond is softer and sillier than the original, an approach Moore would double down on in later films — often to the chagrin of Bond purists.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026
For Lance Oppenheim, Primetime’s DNA resides inside a silly Cameo video.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of silly

Adjective

Prosecutors, on the other hand, have attempted to prove that Clancy was not psychotic and that the killings were deliberate.

— Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Mack testified last Friday and this past Monday that Clancy was not psychotic at the time of the killings and retained her capacity to understand right from wrong and control her behavior.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of psychotic

Adjective

The Appalachian Trail is absolutely brutal The distance alone is obviously absurd, but mileage is only part of what makes the AT such a beast.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
The selection process does not judge whether a study is admirable or absurd, good or bad.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of absurd

Adjective

His teammate Christian McCaffrey, who is also known for his maniacal training regimen, has been impressed with Kittle’s recovery.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Especially after a clunker of a season in 2025, superstar receiver Justin Jefferson won’t settle for anything other than maniacal attention to detail on and off the field.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 28 July 2026

Definition of maniacal

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