Synonyms for screwball

Most common

nut case · crank · lunatic · kook · whack job

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Adjective

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A pitch thrown with added pressure by the index finger and a twisting wrist motion resulting in a motion to the right when thrown by a right-handed pitcher.

   The screwball is not thrown much because it tends to damage pitcher's arms.

2. adj. 1

   Crazy, offbeat, bizarre, zany, or weird.

Forms

Plural

screwballs → crackpots, nuts, lunatics, kooks…

Example sentences

• crank Hey! I don't want any crank calls - not at this hour.
• lunatic Gunter was yelling at the cops like a lunatic to help him.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

nut¹

4 letters

kook¹

5 letters

crazy², crank¹

6 letters

weirdo², looney², nutter², nutbag

7 letters

lunatic³

8 letters

crackpot²

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