lunatic

Examples

• All

• How could you expect something as lunatic as this to succeed?

  Fiction book (1996)

• And, students, you may ask, where'd you get a lunatic idea like that?

  Fiction book (1997)

• The vision of New York as one big lunatic asylum had already been forgotten.

  Fiction book (1998)

• I thought he'd be interested to know he has a lunatic son.

  Strangers on a Train (1951)

• To be black and conservative is to be a part of the lunatic fringe.

  Academic text (2005)

• There was a sort of lunatic pleasure at the thought of Charlotte refusing to budge from the Admiral.

  Fiction book (2002)

• There's a lunatic fringe here, and if you don't stop it now, it will destroy us.

  Revenge (1986)

• In the old tales, he was often described as a lunatic who spoke to the stars at night.

• The villagers once believed that his strange behavior was caused by the lunatic phases of the moon.

• Many considered her a lunatic for dancing in the rain during the storm.

Synonyms

C

crazy

vslunatic

• Offensive

∞ 4.1

Mentally ill and unable to think or behave in a normal way

is an archaic term originally tied to moon phases rather than modern usage

N

nuts

vslunatic

• Offensive

578 8.6

Very crazy or doing things that show bad judgment

is an archaic term that refers to moon-caused insanity, not modern slang use

P

psychotic

vslunatic

• Specialized

151 8.4

Not in touch with reality and may see or hear things that are not there

is an archaic word tied to moon phases, not a modern clinical label

C

crazed

vslunatic

89 5.0

Acting in a wild and uncontrolled way

is an older term that links such madness to lunar influence rather than behaviour alone

D

deranged

vslunatic

• Offensive

72 7.6

Not able to think or act in a normal, reasonable way

is an old term linked to lunar causes rather than clinical diagnosis

N

nutty

vslunatic

• Informal

64 7.2

Being a little crazy in a funny or strange way

is an older, historically rooted term linking madness to lunar cycles

B

bonkers

vslunatic

• Informal

28 8.0

Acting or feeling very strange

is a historical word tied to moon phases rather than casual slang

U

unhinged

vslunatic

• Offensive

27 7.8

A person who is not thinking or acting in a normal and safe way

is a historical term associated with moon-caused insanity rather than current speech

M

maniacal

vslunatic

16 8.6

Very wild and out of control, seeming crazy

is an antiquated label tied to moon phases rather than modern intensity focus

B

batty

vslunatic

• Offensive

11 8.4

Slightly strange in the way a person thinks or behaves

is an archaic expression originally explained by moon effects, not playful eccentricity

C

cracked

vslunatic

• Offensive

7 7.4

Someone who acts a little crazy

is an old-fashioned term based on moon phase explanations rather than casual eccentricity

I

insane in the membrane

vslunatic

• Slang

2 9.8

Acting or feeling very silly and not thinking clearly, often as a joke

is an old word tied to moon phases rather than modern humorous exaggeration

H

half-crazed

vslunatic

2 7.8

Very frightened or upset and not thinking clearly

is a dated expression rooted in lunar beliefs rather than partial mental states

N

nutty as a fruitcake

vslunatic

• Informal

1 9.0

Very strange and silly in a way that seems crazy

is a historical term linking extreme madness to lunar influence rather than humorous hyperbole

Antonyms

S

sane

130 3.2

Having a healthy mind and able to think clearly

Compounds

L

lunatic fringe

• Offensive

7 8.8

People with very extreme political or social views who are outside the main group

How Mentally Stable

unsettled

19 4.2

disturbed

138 3.8

lunatic

• Slur

40 9.9

psychotic

• Specialized

23 8.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology