Screwball scheme Synonyms

Definitions for Screwball


  • (adjective) showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment
  • (noun) a person of odd or whimsical habits
  • (noun) a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown

Definitions for Scheme


  • (noun) a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end
  • (noun) a secret plan for accomplishing evil or unlawful ends
  • (noun) a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective