Synonyms of crazies

crazies

noun

plural of crazy

1

as in lunatics

a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind

discovered some real crazies in our family tree

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lunatics
• maniacs
• fools
• bugs
• nuts
• wackos
• loonies
• loons
• psychotics
• nutcases
• nutters
• schizos
• fruitcakes
• paranoids
• abnormals
• patients
• madmen
• head cases
• madwomen
• deviants
• cracks
• schizophrenics
• neurotics
• sociopaths
• weirdos
• kooks
• characters
• crackbrains
• monomaniacs
• obsessives
• eccentrics
• schizoids
• crackpots
• manic-depressives
• oddballs
• screwballs
• psychoneurotics
• flakes
• zanies
• cranks
• schizophrenes
• fantastics
• cases
• originals
• codgers
• obsessive-compulsives
• tykes
• oddities
• mythomaniacs
• quizzes

2

as in revolutionaries

a person who favors rapid and sweeping changes especially in laws and methods of government

beleaguered government officials tried to dismiss the protesters as a bunch of crazies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• revolutionaries
• radicals
• extremists
• rebels
• revolutionists
• reformers
• anarchists
• insurgents
• leftists
• progressives
• subversives
• agitators
• reformists
• lefties
• reds
• separatists
• insurrectionists
• secessionists
• young Turks
• anarchs
• separationists

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• moderates
• conservatives
• reactionaries
• rightists
• traditionalists
• middle-of-the-roaders
• Tories
• standpatters
• fuddy-duddies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crazies

Actually, there was a good reason, and the reason was that those crazies over at CBS were airing this season up to SIX NIGHTS A WEEK! — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026

Had enough listening to crazies. — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026

There were lots of crazies wandering around. — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2026

The cool-kid leftist pod for listeners intrigued enough to wade through the Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy sandbox, but who didn’t want to wade through the actual crazies, has become an anchor for a thriving alt-media ecosystem that’s long been ready for a skeptical, leftward, socialist-curious turn. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025

That means, at times, policing its own—and not letting the crazies run the asylum. — Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025