crackpot
noun
crack·pot
ˈkrak-ˌpät 
plural crackpots
: one given to eccentric or wildly foolish notions
crackpot
adjective
Examples of crackpot in a Sentence
Some crackpot in a clown suit is out there directing traffic.
everyone is tolerant of the town crackpot, a man who never hurt anyone
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Dawn rambles on, issuing crackpot theories in the background.
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Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 July 2025
Arson, which blends conspiracy, conflagration, and the surrender of control, has a unique tendency to elicit crackpot theories.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
In ordinary times, the likes of Dawn would be dismissed as crackpots, but in pandemic limbo, with everyone bored and at a loose end, her weird suppositions start to get traction, sending everyone down internet rabbit holes.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2025
The father, Buddy Smart (Bryan Cranston), is the clan’s second-rate crackpot visionary, a cockeyed optimist who dresses in fuddy-duddy jackets and never knows where the next paycheck is coming from.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 June 2025
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Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 July 2025
Arson, which blends conspiracy, conflagration, and the surrender of control, has a unique tendency to elicit crackpot theories.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
In ordinary times, the likes of Dawn would be dismissed as crackpots, but in pandemic limbo, with everyone bored and at a loose end, her weird suppositions start to get traction, sending everyone down internet rabbit holes.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2025
The father, Buddy Smart (Bryan Cranston), is the clan’s second-rate crackpot visionary, a cockeyed optimist who dresses in fuddy-duddy jackets and never knows where the next paycheck is coming from.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 June 2025
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“Crackpot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crackpot. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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