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Synonyms for mad cap

  • noun
  • adjective

Most common

clown fathead crazy lunatic hot-head swashbuckler

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Clown — A very foolish or irresponsible person; a fool, an idiot

clown, fathead

2. Lunatic — an insane person; a lunatic

lunatic, crazy, mad man, crazyhead slang, madhead slang

Other

hot-head, swashbuckler, mad lad slang UK, hotspur dated

Adjective

wild, hot-headed, reckless, rash, daredevil, impulsive, harum-scarum, impetuous, hasty, precipitate, temerarious rare, brainish rare

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A very foolish or irresponsible person; a fool, an idiot.

  2. n. 2

    An insane person; a lunatic.

  3. adj. 1

    Capricious, impulsive, or reckless; also, bizarre, crazy, zany; or foolish, idiotic.

    a madcap activity    a madcap idea    a madcap plan

Related words

Other spellings
mad-cap madcap

Example sentences

  • clown Don't tell your father you want to become a clown.
  • crazy He must be crazy to go out in this stormy weather.
  • lunatic Gunter was yelling at the cops like a lunatic to help him.

By length

4 letters
wild1, rash1
5 letters
crazy2, clown1, hasty2
7 letters
lunatic3, hotspur, fathead, madhead
8 letters
reckless2, brainish
9 letters
daredevil3, impulsive3, impetuous3, crazyhead
11 letters
precipitate4, temerarious
12 letters
swashbuckler

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (crazy2 = 2 syllables).