Screwball and Sensible

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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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Sensible is an antonym for screwball.

Nearby Word: screw

Sensible adjective - Able to be perceived by a sense or by the mind.

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Screwball is an antonym for sensible.

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

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

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

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