Screwball and Sapient

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Screwball adjective - Showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment.

Usage example: she's always off on some screwball plan

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Sapient is an antonym for screwball.

Nearby Word: screw

Sapient adjective - Having or showing deep understanding and intelligent application of knowledge.

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Screwball is an antonym for sapient.

Nearby Word: sapience

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Sapient and Screwball. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/screwball/sapient

Screwball & Sapient. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/screwball/sapient>.

Sapient or Screwball. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/screwball/sapient.

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