Crackpot

/ˈkɹæk.pɒt/

Synonyms for "crackpot" (92 found)

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Noun(7 words)

crank nut absurd charlatan cranks crazy delusional

alien aliene bedlamiteborderline casecase character crackbrain crank cuckoo dement demoniacding-a-ling

Strong matches (27)

dingbat eccentric energumen erratic fanatic flake fou freak hare-brained harebrain hermit hobo idiot kooklone wolfloner loon loony lunatic madman

Noun(5 words)

eccentric fruitcake fruitcakes looney looneys

Adjective(1 words)

foolish

Adjective(1 words)

loco

Related words (46)

Noun(16 words)

madmen maniacs meshugge nonsensicalnut casenutcase nutter quack ridiculous screwball screwballs unreliable wacko wackos whacko wingnuts

maniac maverick meshuggenah natural noncompos nonconformist nutodd fellowoddball oddity original outsider pariah phrenetic psychoticqueer duckqueer fishqueer specimenrara avisraving lunatic

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recluse romantic screwball solitarystrange ducktramp type weirdo zany zealot

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More general

10 entries

believer eccentriceccentric personflake geek human oddball person unreasonableunreliable person

More specific

8 entries

conspiracy theoristcrackpot authorcrackpot colleaguecrackpot criticcrackpot hypothesiscrackpot schemecrackpot theorypseudoscientist

Collocations

10 entries

crackpot argumentcrackpot beliefscrackpot claimcrackpot claimscrackpot conspiracycrackpot hypothesiscrackpot ideacrackpot notioncrackpot schemecrackpot theory

Inflections

3 entries

crackpotsmore crackpotmost crackpot

Derivations

5 entries

crackpotism crackpotlike crackpotness crackpotry crackpottery

Sample sentences

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He's a crackpot.

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Tom is a crackpot.

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I'm not a crackpot.

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"I can't believe Lyndon LaRouche is still alive." "Who's Lyndon LaRouche?" "A crackpot who was a few decades too early for American politics."

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