crackpot 1 of 2

1
2

crackpot

2 of 2

noun

Examples of crackpot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Witness the presidential campaign of anti-vaccine crackpot Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the dangerous attack on medical science by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his quack henchman, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024 Politics Tim Ryan lost a Senate seat to J.D. Vance, but learned this: Vance really is ‘weird’ July 30, 2024 Vance’s openly crackpot assertion that people who do not procreate are somehow less sane, and less American, than people who do is most definitely weird. Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024 Add the diatribes, the unrelenting conviction that the 2020 election was fraudulent, the crackpot economic pronouncements, the war-ending, wand-waving dreams. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024 Republican members of Congress, not crackpot internet trolls, have repeatedly made online posts and even campaign videos encouraging violence against political opponents. Don Kusler, The Mercury News, 20 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for crackpot 

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'crackpot.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Thesaurus Entries Near crackpot

Cite this Entry

“Crackpot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crackpot. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

More from Merriam-Webster on crackpot

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!