Synonyms for lunatic
- noun
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Daredevil
2. Crazy
mad man, crazy, maniac, psycho, crackpot informal, kook, weirdo, looney, fool, nut, screwball, eccentric, nut case, crank, loon slang, bedlamite dated, nutbar slang
Other
moonling dated
Adjective
1. Insane — crazed, mad, insane, demented
insane, mad, deranged, crazed, demented, psychotic, maniacal, daft, cracked, distraught, screwy, fruity, nutty, batty, delirious, daffy, cuckoo, unbalanced, crackers, loco, bananas, unsane
Other
non compos, moonstruck dated
Definitions
- n. 1
An insane person.
- adj. 1
Crazed, mad, insane, demented.
Related words
- Phrases
- lunatic asylum
Forms
- Plural
- lunatics → daredevils, hot-heads, swashbucklers, harum-scarums…
Example sentences
- daredevil Ziri was notorious in our family for being a daredevil.
- crazy He must be crazy to go out in this stormy weather.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| lunatic | rising | |
| daredevil | rising | |
| swashbuckler | rising | |
| crazy | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- mad1, nut1
- 4 letters
- fool1, daft1, loco2, loon1, kook1
- 5 letters
- crazy2, crank1, nutty2, batty2, daffy2
- 6 letters
- insane2, psycho2, weirdo2, fruity2, maniac3, crazed1, cuckoo2, looney2, screwy2, nutbar, unsane
- 7 letters
- cracked1, bananas3
- 8 letters
- crackers2, deranged2, demented3, maniacal4, crackpot2, moonling
- 9 letters
- eccentric3, psychotic3, daredevil3, delirious4, screwball2, bedlamite
- 10 letters
- unbalanced3, distraught2, moonstruck2
- 12 letters
- swashbuckler
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (loco2 = 2 syllables).