crackbrains

noun

plural of crackbrain
1
as in lunatics
a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind considered a crackbrain in his own time, the artist is now recognized as a genius

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2
as in eccentrics
a person of odd or whimsical habits a crackbrain who wore bedroom slippers to the grocery shop

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crackbrains
  1. lunatics
  2. eccentrics
  3. maniacs
  4. nuts
  5. fools
  6. characters
  7. bugs
  8. originals
Noun
  • While sane Americans were celebrating the MLB All-Star Game in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, the lunatics in Portland, Oregon were cheering along as two men made out on a baseball field during a 'Heated Rivalry' theme night.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026
  • The lunatics are running the asylum.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
Definition of lunatics
Noun
  • Dippold has populated the show with lovable eccentrics played by great character actors—Dale Dickey, Jeff Hiller, Tim Baltz.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
  • Inbred eccentrics and bumbling detectives have populated the seaside villages of Bruno Dumont’s absurdist comedies.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 June 2026
Definition of eccentrics
Noun
  • The odd thing about this choice is that, although the DSA’s platform is indeed chock-full of maniacal proposals, on this particular idea, the maniacs have a point.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
  • Because Sidney Prescott, now Evans, exists only in relationship to Ghostface, the costume worn by many different knife-wielding maniacs over the years, starting with her high school boyfriend.
    — Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 3 Mar. 2026
Definition of maniacs
Noun
  • Some bars with nuts and seeds offer better balance, but many lean more toward dessert than a truly nourishing snack.
    — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Fats are found in foods like butter, oils, nuts, meat, and fish.
    — Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of nuts
Noun
  • This is an ignoble war making monsters and fools out of its participants, and against the uncontrollable weapons that are dragons, everyone’s resolve is crumbling.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 18 June 2026
  • This game makes fools of us all.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Definition of fools
Noun
  • Stajmiger spends time in the makeup chair before slipping into Beetlejuice's signature costume, completing the transformation from actor to one of Broadway's most recognizable characters.
    — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The series’ pilot, co-written by show creators Ellis and Ryan Murphy, does an admirable job of introducing the characters and their fraught dynamics along with the threat of a murderer known only as the Trawler.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of characters
Noun
  • Skip full fall cleanups—seeds and stems help birds, bees, and bugs overwinter.
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Landlords in Texas are required to keep rental units free from hazards like rodents and bugs that can result from overflowing trash at an apartment complex, under the state’s repair and remedy statute.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of bugs
Noun
  • Save secure digital copies of important travel documents in case the originals are lost or stolen.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The service announced a huge slate of originals earlier this year, though Job Trafficking had not be unveiled at that time.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of originals
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