crackpot
noun
crack·pot
ˈkrak-ˌpät 
plural crackpots
: one given to eccentric or wildly foolish notions
crackpot
adjective
Synonyms of crackpot
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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The crackpots are the mainstream.
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David Frum, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
Rather than offer compassion or understanding, the mayor chose to repost a conspiratorial crackpot and a cruel, inaccurate meme.
—Dean Kertesz, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Theater mainstay Geoff Elliot, who co-directs the show and who has traditionally played Scrooge, is rotating as the crackpot miser with actor Henry Lubatti at some performances.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
So like Janet Mills, crackpot fellow traveler Jared Golden was getting muscled… from the left.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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David Frum, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
Rather than offer compassion or understanding, the mayor chose to repost a conspiratorial crackpot and a cruel, inaccurate meme.
—Dean Kertesz, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Theater mainstay Geoff Elliot, who co-directs the show and who has traditionally played Scrooge, is rotating as the crackpot miser with actor Henry Lubatti at some performances.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
So like Janet Mills, crackpot fellow traveler Jared Golden was getting muscled… from the left.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for crackpot
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“Crackpot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crackpot. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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