Synonyms for psycho
- adjective
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
insane, deranged, lunatic, crazy, mad, daft, distraught, cracked, crazed, demented, nutty, screwy, unbalanced, loco, crackers, non compos, bananas, fruity, unsane, barmy dated
Noun
1. Weirdo — A person who acts in a bizarre or dangerous manner
2. Wacko — A person who is psychotic, psychopathic, or (broadly) otherwise insane
Definitions
- adj. 1
Psychotic, psychopathic, or (broadly) otherwise insane.
- n. 1
A person who is psychotic, psychopathic, or (broadly) otherwise insane.
The loony bin up on the hill is full of psychos.
- n. 2
A person who acts in a bizarre or dangerous manner.
She complained that he was a psycho for driving at such a high speed in heavy traffic.
- n. 3
A class, at a college or university, in which psychology is taught.
I've got anthro, socio, lunch, and psycho.
Forms
- Plural
- psychos → weirdos, freaks, creeps, kooks…
Example sentences
- crazy He must be crazy to go out in this stormy weather.
- insane The like-to-dislike ratio on this video is insane.
- lunatic Gunter was yelling at the cops like a lunatic to help him.
- deranged A seriously deranged person lived in that forest.
- daft Only you could come up with such a daft idea.
- distraught This child is distraught and may lose his mind.
By length
- 3 letters
- mad1
- 4 letters
- daft1, loco2, loon1, kook1
- 5 letters
- crazy2, freak1, creep1, nutty2, wacko2, barmy, schiz
- 6 letters
- insane2, fruity2, weirdo2, crazed1, looney2, screwy2, schizo, unsane
- 7 letters
- cracked1, bananas3, lunatic3
- 8 letters
- crackers2, deranged2, demented3, crackpot2
- 9 letters
- psychotic3
- 10 letters
- unbalanced3, distraught2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (loco2 = 2 syllables).