Synonyms of maniac

maniac

noun

ˈmā-nē-ˌak 

1

as in lunatic

a person judged to be legally or medically insane

they should permanently put away the maniac who is responsible for these kidnappings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lunatic
• psychopath
• fool
• psycho
• bug
• loon
• schizo
• wacko
• loony
• nutcase
• sicko
• nutter
• madman
• whacko
• fruitcake
• psychotic
• nut
• crazy
• madwoman
• head case
• abnormal
• patient
• sickie
• character
• crack
• crackbrain
• sociopath
• monomaniac
• paranoid
• deviant
• schizophrenic
• obsessive
• manic-depressive
• neurotic
• weirdo
• eccentric
• schizoid
• kook
• fantastic
• crackpot
• psychoneurotic
• screwball
• flake
• codger
• oddball
• crank
• obsessive-compulsive
• case
• tike
• original
• tyke
• zany
• mythomaniac
• schizophrene
• oddity
• quiz

2

as in lover

a person with a strong and habitual liking for something

I'm a maniac for anything flavored with peppermint

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lover
• fan
• sucker
• enthusiast
• fanatic
• freak
• addict
• fiend
• buff
• junkie
• devotee
• fool
• hound
• aficionado
• nut
• collector
• supporter
• bug
• junky
• admirer
• friend
• proponent
• habitue
• fancier
• afficionado
• maven
• expert
• head
• mavin
• habitué
• groupie
• authority
• promoter
• connoisseur
• amateur
• dilettante
• disciple
• exponent
• zealot
• advocate
• follower
• champion
• adherent
• evangelist
• cultist
• apostle
• patron
• votary
• partisan
• booster
• convert
• backer
• hanger-on
• faddist
• partizan
• rooter
• well-wisher

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• critic
• nonfan
• detractor
• carper
• belittler
• nonadmirer

Examples of maniac in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those afflicted follow their worst impulses — think a zombie apocalypse, but instead of zombies, these are humans who retain their intellect, but are homicidal maniacs. —Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024

What kind of half-mad maniacs would embark on such a strange and labor-intensive endeavor? —Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2024

The Captain America-like Homelander (Antony Starr), ostensibly a beloved national hero, is a homicidal maniac who at one point causes an airliner full of civilians to plunge to their deaths. —David Faris, theweek, 26 June 2024

The initial notion was Butcher’s a maniac, and almost everyone in Butcher’s life is trying to hold him back. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 June 2024