CUCKOOS Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

cuckoos

noun

plural of cuckoo

as in lunatics

a person who lacks good sense or judgment one cuckoo at the campground tried to boil soup in a plastic cup

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as in geese

a silly flighty person didn't want to be among those cuckoos who race around the mall the day before Christmas

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Recent Examples of cuckoos Canada geese are protected, as well as most other geese, swans, ducks, cranes, cuckoos, hummingbirds, doves and flamingos. — Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 27 Jan. 2026 Different bird species understand anti-cuckoo warning calls Birds of different species can understand each other’s alarm calls warning of cuckoos. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025

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Noun

Republicans see an opportunity here, portraying progressive and socialist Democrats as lunatics and communists.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
While sane Americans were celebrating the MLB All-Star Game in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, the lunatics in Portland, Oregon were cheering along as two men made out on a baseball field during a 'Heated Rivalry' theme night.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of lunatics

Noun

This is good old Mother Earth, and the Inuit people have thrived here for a few thousand years, living cheek to jowl with muskox, polar bears, caribou, tundra grizzlies, red fox, Arctic fox and hordes of ducks and geese.

— Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026
Captive flocks were established, and Canada geese were reintroduced back into native areas by transplanting geese from those captive or existing flocks.

— Mark Vrtiska, The Conversation, 30 July 2026

Definition of geese

Noun

Pace, skill, a vicious shot, the ability to make opposition defenders look like fools.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
This is an ignoble war making monsters and fools out of its participants, and against the uncontrollable weapons that are dragons, everyone’s resolve is crumbling.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 18 June 2026

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