FRUITCAKE Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

fruitcake

noun

ˈfrüt-ˌkāk

Definition of fruitcake

as in eccentric

a person of odd or whimsical habits children in the neighborhood once regarded the reclusive scientist as a fruitcake

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Recent Examples of fruitcake Unlike grandma’s fruitcake, the Spurs’ Christmas Day victory still tastes sweet two weeks into January. — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Jan. 2026 But fruitcake has been at historic events for centuries, including Princess Diana and King Charles’ wedding and a trip to the moon on Apollo 11. — Juliette Arcodia, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025 And her neighborhood was organizing a holiday market when Cardin got the idea of fruitcake. — Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025 Baked goods Baked goods like cakes, cookies, pies, fruitcake, brownies and other items are permitted through security checkpoint. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fruitcake

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Noun

The public reckonings with these figures’ legacies—the troubled former child star gone too soon, the beloved icon, the cult favorite, the complicated eccentric—have come in a cascade.

— Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Make sure to practice a full range of motion with these and emphasize the eccentric (the way down) part of the movement for maximal time under tension and muscle-building stimulus.

— Jakob Roze, HEALTH, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of eccentric

Noun

The conversation and the word itself, which gives the seventh and final episode its title, unlocks the Biblical underpinnings and the complexities governing many of the main characters.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2026
Still, the endeavor feels worth it for Pugh and Lee’s standout efforts, which etch their characters deep into one’s memory.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of character

Noun

Shelf-stable picks that need no fridge include trail mix, applesauce cups, peanut butter with rice cakes, nuts and veggie chips.

— Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Shelf-stable picks that need no fridge include trail mix, applesauce cups, peanut butter and rice cakes, nuts and veggie chips.

— Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of nut

Noun

Musk, as the documentary makes clear, is a genuine if flawed technocratic visionary, a messianic opportunist, and something of a crackpot.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
Get the angst out of the games, and the crackpots will move on to some other fashionable cause.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026

Definition of crackpot

Noun

People who see ghosts tend to see the same ghost wafting down the same staircase, but none of the characters populating Leo’s wacko hallucinations have returned for a repeat perfor-mance.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
This wacko crew was one of the greatest things in the history of television.

— Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025

Definition of wacko

Noun

Whit’s Frozen Custard is known for its flavor of the day calendar, with rich custards running the decadent range from fluffer nutter cookie, carrot cake, and mint cookies ‘n cream to Biscoff cookie butter and banana nut bread.

— Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
Lloyd Hansen is his exit strategy, and this nutter will stop at nothing to snuff Six and steal the drive.

— Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 July 2022

Definition of nutter

Noun

Video testimony provided other repudiations of Eastman’s nutcase legal theory.

— Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 17 June 2022
Ma Seok-do (Ma) is still with the Geumcheon Police Major Crimes Unit, arriving to help his fellow officers deal with a knife-wielding nutcase who’s taken hostages at a corner store.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 3 June 2022

Definition of nutcase

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