CRANKISH Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

crankish

adjective

Definition of crankish

as in eccentric

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Elle Fanning, currently embracing the gloriously eccentric wardrobe of her Hunger Games character Effie Trinket, has already delivered some spectacular millinery moments on the press tour for Sunrise on the Reaping.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
Burke Dennings, an eccentric film director, is drunk during a party, and harasses Karl, the family caretaker.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of eccentric

Adjective

Even as businesses in the city have struggled, Koreatown has managed to retain a quirky and diverse food scene,with clubs selling Korean rice wine, Bangladeshi chai and beloved Oaxacan institutions.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Recruiting candidates to draw votes away from an opponent has been a part of Alaska's quirky politics for years.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of quirky

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The war has cast a shadow on Persian Gulf nations that have long presented themselves as paragons of stability in a volatile region, mostly unaffected by the conflicts raging in the wider Middle East.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Daco recommends testing investments against a range of financing costs and maintaining hurdle rates that reflect a structurally higher and more volatile cost of capital.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of volatile

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Unlike more overtly depressive takes on this role, Bos’ Hamlet is impetuous and sardonic, often bounding up three stairs in a single step and unspooling his words, words, words as if his mouth can’t keep up with his restless mind.

— Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Aegon, dragged out of King’s Landing by spymaster Lord Larys Strong (Matthew Needham) in an effort to save him from the fratricidal Aemond, gets an up-close look at the petty tyrants who have sprouted up in the countryside thanks to his impetuous rule.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 18 June 2026

Definition of impetuous

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Meanwhile, the mercurial Sellers fired the producers and faked a heart attack to get time off.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026
After a handful of supremely mellow releases that blended lurching ’90s breakbeats with wintry, Mazzy Star-like songwriting, their third album dives into a vat of mercurial distortion and slippery, all-consuming bass.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of mercurial

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