CRACKERJACKS Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

crackerjacks

noun

variants also crackajacks

plural of crackerjack

as in experts

a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field a young prospect who's supposed to be a crackerjack on the baseball diamond

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as in beauties

something very good of its kind the cheese maker's aged cheddar is a real crackerjack

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Noun

But experts caution that escalating pressure does not necessarily mean Tehran will back down.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Oil producers have found ways to keep crude flowing, experts say, but at a mounting cost.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of experts

Noun

Before that, everyone was taking pep pills or methadone or black beauties, speed.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
These regions are already incredibly cinematic, but finding undiscovered beauties to shoot in this land was a true moment of pride and triumph.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of beauties

Noun

Named the After Series, Anastassiades drew inspiration from Danish masters like Kaare Klint and Poul Kjærholm.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
The executives, for their part, were serving still more distant masters—shareholders, owners, and the CEO in his private jet.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of masters

Noun

In a matter of weeks, when the midterm results are tallied and the next campaign begins, Democrats with presidential dreams know the question will be coming.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
In his dreams, Jose Fiscal Belli is still living an all-American life with his all-American family.

— Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of dreams

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Still, the question of what Ebel was doing with his adepts swept through Prussia, dominating the newspapers that had only recently begun to emerge from their eighteenth-century chronicling of obligations to a more modern publicizing role.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
He was investigated by the SS on the orders of Heinrich Himmler but convinced his investigators, all adepts of Deutsche Physik, that he was engaged in worthwhile teaching and research.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025

Definition of adepts

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Harvard Medical School lists apples, citrus fruits and stone fruits (like cherries and peaches) as other anti-inflammatory options, highlighting their vitamin C and fiber content.

— Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The pastries feature flaky, crisp puff pastry wrapped around sweet peaches and a creamy cheese filling.

— Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of peaches

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Rooney’s growing list of supporters includes scholars like Amitav Ghosh, Namwali Serpell, Naomi Klein, and Slavoj Zizek.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
Nupedia was written and peer-reviewed by scholars, and was eventually supposed to make money from advertising.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of scholars

Noun

Wright also interrogates the boundary between severe mental illness and evil, and wonders whether, even in extreme cases, redemption might be possible.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Directed by Rocky, Aisulton Seitov, and Pietro Biz Biasia, the appropriately trippy video opens with the rapper discovering the wonders of nature in a hippie wonderland, where even the old ladies knitting on park benches will take a toke.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026

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