Synonyms for cracked
- adjective
Most common
broken touched raspy inharmonious chapped chinky alligatored
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Broken — crazy; crackpot
broken, insane, daft, crazy, nuts, touched, crazed, deranged, nutty, mad, lunatic, crackers, screwy, batty, cranky, distraught, demented, loco, unbalanced, mental, bonkers informal UK, fruity
2. Rough — harsh or dissonant
rough, harsh, raspy, discordant, dissonant, inharmonious, grating, cacophonous
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Harsh or dissonant.
- adj. 2
Crazy; crackpot.
Related words
- Phrases
- cracked open
Choose the right word
To crack is to break without complete severance of parts; a cracked cup or mirror may still hold together.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- broken He got his arm broken while he was playing soccer.
- touched Robert touched Sandra's hair and gently stoked it.
- raspy Ziri heard a strange raspy voice outside his tent.
- chapped My lips often get chapped in the winter.
- chinky "Hey, chinky eyes!" "Why are you calling me that?"
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| cracked | rising | |
| broken | rising | |
| touched | rising | |
| raspy | rising | |
| inharmonious | steady | |
| chapped | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- mad1
- 4 letters
- nuts1, daft1, loco2
- 5 letters
- crazy2, split1, rough1, harsh1, nutty2, batty2, raspy2
- 6 letters
- broken2, mental2, insane2, fruity2, crazed1, cranky2, screwy2, chinky
- 7 letters
- touched1, lunatic3, bonkers2, grating2, chapped
- 8 letters
- crackers2, deranged2, demented3
- 9 letters
- dissonant3
- 10 letters
- unbalanced3, distraught2, discordant3
- 11 letters
- cacophonous, alligatored
- 12 letters
- inharmonious
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (loco2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- fêlé