bonkers

Other forms of bonkers

comparative

bonkerser·

superlative

bonkersest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about bonkers

What does bonkers mean?

bonkers means "informal or slang terms for mentally irregular".

How many syllables are in bonkers?

bonkers has 2 syllables: bon-kers. The stress falls on "bon". In IPA it is /ˈbɑŋkɚz/.

What is another word for bonkers?

Close synonyms include balmy, barmy, bats, batty, buggy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bonkers a common word?

bonkers is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.