Synonyms of kooks

kooks

noun

plural of kook

as in eccentrics

a person of odd or whimsical habits

if you insist on painting your house bright orange, everyone will assume you are a kook

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eccentrics
• nuts
• crackpots
• weirdos
• cranks
• originals
• characters
• mavericks
• oddballs
• screwballs
• nutcases
• nutters
• bohemians
• zanies
• flakes
• freaks
• rarities
• codgers
• fruitcakes
• pieces of work
• oddities
• odd ducks
• cracks
• head cases
• quizzes
• nonconformists
• crackbrains
• coots
• geezers
• curios
• quixotes
• fantasts
• fantasticoes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sheep
• followers
• conformists
• conformers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of kooks

O’Hara worked consistently across her 50-year career in both film and television, best known for playing beloved kooks and amiable wackos, though her range was boundless. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026

What so many of these talking heads have in common—legitimate experts, well-meaning journalists, and kooks alike—is how costly their recommendations are. — CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026

The kooks of that age believed that Iran-Contra was only just an inkling of the secret government behind the scenes that was preparing to herd Americans into prison camps. — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 7 Oct. 2025