CRACKPOT Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word crackpot. (close relations)
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| crank | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a bad-tempered person • a whimsically eccentric person • an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant • a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle adjective satellite • (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail verb • travel along a zigzag path • start by cranking • rotate with a crank • fasten with a crank • bend into the shape of a crank | ||||||
| crazy | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • someone deranged and possibly dangerous adjective satellite • affected with madness or insanity • foolish; totally unsound • possessed by inordinate excitement • bizarre or fantastic • intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with | ||||||
| eccentric | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not having a common center; not concentric noun • a person with an unusual or odd personality • a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) adjective satellite • conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual | ||||||
| impractical | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters adjective satellite • not practical or realizable; speculative | ||||||
| kook | nounn | |||||
noun • someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group | ||||||
| nutcase | nounn | |||||
noun • someone deranged and possibly dangerous | ||||||
| crackhead | nounn | |||||
noun • A person who is addicted to or regularly uses crack cocaine. • Someone whose thinking makes no sense; a fool or an idiot. | ||||||
| fruitcake | nounn | |||||
noun • a whimsically eccentric person • a rich cake containing dried fruit and nuts and citrus peel and so on | ||||||
| nut | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • Egyptian goddess of the sky • usually large hard-shelled seed • a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt • half the width of an em • a whimsically eccentric person • someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction • one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens verb • gather nuts | ||||||
| screwball | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a whimsically eccentric person • a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown adjective satellite • foolish; totally unsound | ||||||
| nut case | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a whimsically eccentric person | ||||||
