Synonyms of cracked

cracked 1 of 2

adjective

ˈkrakt 

informal + disparaging

as in mad

unable to think in a clear or sensible way

Are you completely cracked?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mad
• psychotic
• insane
• maniacal
• nuts
• disturbed
• mental
• crazy
• crazed
• off
• demented
• unbalanced
• unhinged
• depressed
• psycho
• non compos mentis
• around the bend
• out to lunch
• deranged
• loco
• foolish
• strange
• crackers
• touched
• nutty
• certifiable
• unsound
• haywire
• obsessed
• brainsick
• daft
• distracted
• queer
• bats
• distraught
• eccentric
• bonkers
• batty
• ballistic
• fey
• irrational
• wud
• off one's head
• off one's rocker
• off one's gourd
• disordered
• pixilated
• out of one's head
• nuclear
• unreasonable
• loopy
• odd
• hysterical
• delirious
• delusional
• frantic
• dotty
• aberrant
• oddball
• delusionary
• potty
• teched
• berserk
• fixated
• senseless
• witless
• ape
• raving
• wigged-out
• bananas
• frenzied
• monomaniacal
• monomaniac
• amok

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sound
• balanced
• clear
• reasonable
• sane
• compos mentis
• wise
• normal
• rational
• lucid
• sensible
• healthy
• uncrazy
• judicious
• well-adjusted
• unneurotic

cracked

2 of 2

verb

past tense of crack

1

as in popped

to break suddenly with an explosive sound

the tree branch unexpectedly cracked under our weight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• popped
• snapped
• shattered
• exploded
• crackled
• split
• burst
• hissed
• sputtered
• clicked
• rent
• clattered
• sizzled
• rived
• clacked

2

as in choked

to yield to mental or emotional stress

after hours of tough questioning the suspect finally cracked and blurted out a confession

Synonyms & Similar Words

• choked
• lost it
• melted down
• fell apart
• flipped (out)
• went to pieces
• freaked (out)
• broke up
• broke down
• wigged (out)
• went off the deep end
• blew one's cool

3

as in deciphered

to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language

the United States military used the Navajo language as a code during World War II, and the enemy never cracked it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deciphered
• broke
• decoded
• decrypted
• translated
• solved
• rendered
• unraveled
• worked
• unscrambled
• worked out
• descrambled
• figured out
• puzzled (out)
• doped (out)
• unriddled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coded
• encoded
• encrypted
• ciphered
• enciphered
• garbled
• mixed (up)
• jumbled (up)

4

as in knocked

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

cracked the bow of the ship with a champagne bottle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• knocked
• smacked
• slapped
• hit
• slammed
• punched
• banged
• clapped
• whacked
• pounded
• struck
• clipped
• swiped
• batted
• kicked
• bashed
• tapped
• thumped
• nailed
• hammered
• licked
• busted
• shoved
• poked
• boxed
• rapped
• pasted
• pushed
• chopped
• thwacked
• jabbed
• zapped
• swatted
• bobbed
• clobbered
• socked
• slugged
• flicked
• bopped
• clocked
• bludgeoned
• smote
• bumped
• stabbed
• clouted
• biffed
• tagged
• bonked
• whaled
• belted
• walloped
• slogged
• battered
• mangled
• stroked
• scuffed
• pummeled
• stamped
• beat
• roughed
• hung one on
• mauled
• peppered
• buffeted
• bunged
• lashed
• slashed
• cuffed
• laced
• jostled
• dumped
• pelted
• whipped
• butted
• lambasted
• drubbed
• prodded
• kneed
• creamed
• decked
• felled
• pommeled
• conked
• sapped
• switched
• floored
• thrashed
• knocked down
• leveled
• clubbed
• flailed
• bunted
• speared
• flogged
• sucker punched
• cudgeled
• caned
• sledgehammered
• sledged
• bowled (down or over)
• beaned
• brained
• skulled
• rabbit-punched

5

as in solved

to find an answer for through reasoning

I've been mulling this riddle, but I just can't crack it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• solved
• unraveled
• answered
• resolved
• worked
• worked out
• deciphered
• figured out
• broke
• puzzled (out)
• doped (out)
• riddled (out)
• concluded
• decided
• unriddled
• deduced
• gathered
• judged
• inferred
• reasoned
• guessed
• presumed
• straightened (out)
• assumed
• ironed out
• untied
• cleared (up)
• speculated
• conjectured
• divined
• decoded
• unscrambled
• untangled

6

as in disturbed

to cause to go insane or as if insane

cracked by years in solitary confinement, the prisoner could only maunder incoherently

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disturbed
• bothered
• distracted
• crazed
• confused
• unbalanced
• upset
• unhinged
• annoyed
• maddened
• unsettled
• deranged
• frenzied
• irritated
• locoed
• perturbed
• unstrung
• disquieted
• agitated
• vexed
• discomposed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• settled
• relaxed
• soothed
• quieted
• calmed
• tranquilized

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cracked

Adjective

Late Saturday, the crews entered the facility to make a visual examination of the cracked container, which officials believed was holding 7,000 liquid gallons of methyl methacrylate, a chemical that is routinely used to make plastic. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026

As Jacobs described Lacan’s theory that babies initially form a cohesive I upon seeing their reflection, images of babies looking into cracked mirrors appeared on the screen. — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 19 May 2026

Verb

Tiny and blond with rounded, cherubic features, Pugh’s Cathy lands at their doorstep one night like an angel that crashed to the earth, her skull cracked and her dress drenched in blood. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2026

That makes Stratego an imperfect-information game, just like poker, which computers cracked years ago. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026