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Synonyms for kook

Most common

mad man lunatic looney wacko

All synonyms

Noun

1. Crackpot — an eccentric, strange or crazy person

crackpot informal, wacko, lunatic, nutter UK, looney, mad man, freak, nut, wild man, oddball, odd man out, queer duck, odd fish, nut case, screwball, odd duck, nut job informal, bizarre, odd bod UK, live one informal, oddity, nutbag

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An eccentric, strange or crazy person.

Related words

Word family
kookdom kookery kookish kookness kookology kooky
Phrases
kook cord

Forms

Plural
kooks → crackpots, wackos, lunatics, nutters…

Example sentences

  • lunatic Gunter was yelling at the cops like a lunatic to help him.
  • wacko When I say Yanni is a wacko, that's what I mean.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
kookrising
lunaticrising
looneyrising
wackorising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
nut1
5 letters
freak1, wacko2
6 letters
looney2, nutter2, oddity3, nutbag
7 letters
bizarre2, lunatic3, oddball2
8 letters
crackpot2
9 letters
screwball2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wacko2 = 2 syllables).

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