head cases

noun

plural of head case
1
as in lunatics
a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind brought in a counselor to work with the student they worried might be a head case

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2
as in eccentrics
a person of odd or whimsical habits an area of scientific research that's a good niche for social misfits and hard-core head cases

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for head cases
  1. lunatics
  2. eccentrics
  3. bugs
  4. nuts
  5. maniacs
  6. characters
  7. fools
  8. originals
Noun
  • The show will serve as a platform for countless lunatics within the InfoWars universe and a platform for larger announcements about the company’s fictional exploits.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Republicans see an opportunity here, portraying progressive and socialist Democrats as lunatics and communists.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of lunatics
Noun
  • Step inside, though, and you’re transported to a bucolic Britain of rolling hills and village greens, bumbling eccentrics and cute, clever farm animals.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The professionalization worked, but at the expense of the site’s internal culture, Cooke argues, as generous eccentrics were displaced by neurotic lovers of rules.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of eccentrics
Noun
  • With some luck, the PHP bugs will create more inconvenience than economic and human damage.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Anthropic also allowed Claude to patch bugs discovered during verification.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of bugs
Noun
  • In a food processor, grind the nuts as finely as possible along with 1/4 cup/32 g of the flour.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Pulverized into a fine powder and bloomed in butter with the aromatics, the corn nuts bring an earthy sweetness and seriously amp up the corn flavor.
    — Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of nuts
Noun
  • As well as offering plenty of new old Polo classics and rarities to add to their wardrobes, the festival featured a plethora of pursuits for the crowds of Polo-maniacs to relish.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
  • David extended a hand toward me (imaginary attacks by slow, handshake-wielding maniacs are a martial arts class staple).
    — Johanna Stein, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of maniacs
Noun
  • The characters seem to represent facets of brakence’s identity, while the songs on marroW blur the line between diegetic worldbuilding and glimpses of his real life.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Sir Patrick Stewart's most famous characters tackled concepts such as honor, morality and courage.
    — Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of characters
Noun
  • But Thomas and Erika are no fools, coolly telling off smiling Hitler sympathizers during a tony reception.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Atlanta Dream might now be the hottest ticket in town and State Farm Arena would be fools not to host them in Game 6.
    — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of fools
Noun
  • To Prime and Beyond From 2002’s Resident Evil remake to the more recent successes with Resident Evil 2 & 4, Capcom has managed to recreate the feeling and survival horror tropes of the originals while modernizing the gameplay.
    — Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Announced at Series Mania this year, Sîrat exec producer Corral will work HBO Max originals exec Sarah Aubrey and Casey Bloys, both now part of senior content team at the merged Skydance business, to create scripted TV an film productions.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of originals
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“Head cases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/head%20cases. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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