Definition of crackpot
:one given to eccentric or lunatic notions
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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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Right now, the bill that John McCain facilitated likely will be one that isn't scored by the CBO, and the Freedom Caucus crackpots in the House are trying to defund the CBO and hand the job of scoring legislation to the Heritage Foundation.
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But Cassidy Quinn simply would not give in, Call her crazy, a nutjob or crackpot.
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So, my command-and-control junky friends, don’t give me any sob stories of how the crackpots on your team have slowed you down.
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Mick Mulvaney didn't need the rise of Donald Trump to become a crackpot who would be marginalized in any sane democratic republic.
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Tremendous efforts have been made to shout down the truth, and the same crackpots, self-promoters, liars, and failures, are quoted repeatedly in the media.
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First Known Use of crackpot
1883
crackpot Synonyms
Synonyms
character, codger, crack, crackbrain, eccentric, crank, flake, fruitcake, head case, kook, nut, nutcase, nutter [British slang], oddball, oddity, original, quiz, screwball, weirdo, zanyRelated Words
bohemian, maverick, nonconformist, quixote; coot, geezer; curio, rarity; freak; fantast, fantasticoNear Antonyms
conformer, conformist, follower, sheepCRACKPOT Defined for English Language Learners
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