CRACKERS Synonyms: 124 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈkra-kərz

Definition of crackers

informal + disparaging

as in psychotic

unable to think in a clear or sensible way He spends too much time working on his inventions, and I think he's gone a little crackers.

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crackers

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a person who illegally gains access to a computer system and sometimes tampers with its information a cracker who had broken into the intelligence agency's database attempted to leak the classified information

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as in cocks

chiefly dialect someone who boasts you're a fool if you believe half of what that cracker says

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Adjective

Unfortunately, his doctor interprets all the screaming about an alien presence in Thomas’ head as a garden-variety psychotic breakdown, and remands him to a more secure facility.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
It may also be used to treat certain other psychotic conditions, such as psychosis arising in Parkinson disease.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of psychotic

Noun

Cyberattacks Anthropic warned that hackers could gain unauthorized access to the company's proprietary data, including information about its finances, models and other intellectual property, as well as users' personal data.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
What increased access to AI tools has done is lower the barrier to entry for even unskilled hackers to target low-hanging fruit.

— Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of hackers

Noun

Those concerns stretch across the realities of AI’s growth today and more speculative possibilities raised by some technologists and whistle-blowers.

— Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
Leaf Blowers Leaf blowers come in backpack or handheld models and can be powered by gas, electricity, or batteries.

— Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of blowers

Adjective

These three are just the latest in a mad rush for capital that has been putting a strain on the AI trade.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
Both about power-mad blondes getting involved with the shadier side of the medical industrial complex, but Matt Hagen’s nanites worked, dammit!

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of mad

Noun

One of the Roundhouse’s biggest brags is an extensive liquor collection, highlighting spirits produced in New York State.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
The entertainment industry is no stranger to individuals who espouse contested stories about screen hits, but the producers of Legacy of Lies have grown tired of his brags.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025

Definition of brags

Adjective

No, per the official underneath that goalpost — meaning Virginia Tech lost to Pitt 35-33 even though practically everyone at Lane Stadium was going nuts thinking the Hokies had won it as time expired.

— Matt Piper, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
The fact anyone tries to use John Brown to take the moral high ground is nuts.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of nuts

Adjective

Cohen and Harwood grew up in Maryland, studying Top 40 hits and FL Studio tutorials; in some ways, this fun, formalist record—impeccable songcraft, insane sprezzatura—plays like a tribute to those days.

— Samuel Hyland, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
Many have told me that Veronica Beard has copied more small brands, this is insane.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of insane

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