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Synonyms of crackpot

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Another word for crackpot is crank. Other synonyms of crackpot are crazy, kook, live one, nut ball and nutbag.

Synonyms and similar words for crackpot

nounAn eccentric, crazy or foolish person.

  • crankA person who is considered strange or odd by others, and may behave in unconventional ways.
  • crazyAn insane or eccentric person; a crackpot.
  • kookAn eccentric, strange or crazy person.
  • live one
  • nut ball
  • nutbagAn odd, eccentric or insane person.
  • nutbarA crazy, eccentric person.
  • nutcase
  • nutterAn eccentric, insane, crazy or reckless person.
  • bizarroWeirdo, misfit.
  • coot
  • eccentric
  • freakA person who is extremely abnormal in appearance, social behavior, sexual orientation, gender identity, or business...
  • glaik British, derogatoryA fool or eccentric person.
  • hard case slang
  • oddball
  • oddityA strange person; an oddball.
  • odd bod British
  • odd duckAn unusual person, especially one with an idiosyncratic personality or peculiar behavioral characteristics.
  • odd fishAn unusual thing or eccentric person.
  • queerdo derogatory, vulgarA particularly strange LGBTQ+ person.
  • strange birdAn unusual person, especially one with an idiosyncratic personality or peculiar behavioral characteristics.
  • strange fishSynonym of odd fish.
  • strangelingOne who is strange, foreign, or unusual; stranger.
  • wack
  • wackoAn amusingly eccentric or irrational person.
  • weirdieSomeone or something weird.
  • weirdlingSomeone or something which is odd, weird, strange, or unusual; oddball; weirdie; weirdo.
  • weirdo slang
  • wild man
  • wingnutA person who is or seems odd, eccentric, or crazy; especially, someone with bizarre or extreme political views.
  • basket case
  • basket weaver Australia
  • crackA crazy or crack-brained person.
  • crazyheadA crazy person; an eccentric.
  • dingbat Australia, US
  • fruit and nut case Australia, UK
  • fruit cake
  • fruit loop Australia, USA gayborhood area of Las Vegas.
  • fruitloop Australia, USA crazy person; a lunatic.
  • head caseUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see head, case.
  • loonyAn insane or very foolish person.
  • loony tuneA silly or crazy person; a person whose actions are unpredictable and irrational.
  • lunaticAn insane person.
  • madheadA crazy person.
  • mental caseAn insane person; a nutcase.
  • nutA crazy person.
  • nutburger
  • nutjob
  • psycho
  • psychoceramicA crackpot.
  • schizoA mad or crazy person.
  • screwball
  • space cadet
  • space pilot Australia
  • unconventional euphemisticSomething or someone that is unconventional.
  • wackadooA crazy person; wacko.
  • wackadoodleA crazy, irrational, or eccentric person.
  • whackjobA crazy, possibly dangerous, person.
  • whacko
  • space caseAn insane or eccentric person who has little grip on reality.
  • queer fish British, datedAn odd or eccentric person.
  • rum obsolete, slang
  • madcap obsolete, rareAn insane person; a lunatic.

nounSomeone addicted to crack cocaine (i.e. a drug addict).

adjectiveEccentric or impractical.

Meaning of crackpot

  1. noun An eccentric, crazy or foolish person.
  2. noun Someone addicted to crack cocaine (i.e. a drug addict).
  3. adjective Eccentric or impractical.

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Questions about synonyms of crackpot

What is another word for crackpot?
Crackpot has 72 synonyms on Word.ws, such as crank, crazy, kook, live one, nut ball, nutbag, nutbar and nutcase.
What does crackpot mean?
Crackpot means an eccentric, crazy or foolish person.

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