as in foolish
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment
such lunatic clowning during a solemn ceremony is completely inappropriate
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as in fool
a person who lacks good sense or judgment
No, you can't ski off the roof, you lunatic!
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Recent Examples of lunatic
Ivana Greco, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2026
Two recent novels go behind the walls of anchorite and lunatic cells in different centuries and for different purposes, yet wind up demonstrating how women forced by circumstance behind walls influence the lives of others into the future.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Paul Fischer, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Beating these lunatics was incredible, right?
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
On one end are the extremists, who want to enact lunatic measures like repealing the 19th Amendment.
—Ivana Greco, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2026
Two recent novels go behind the walls of anchorite and lunatic cells in different centuries and for different purposes, yet wind up demonstrating how women forced by circumstance behind walls influence the lives of others into the future.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
Even then, though, the popular take — the story of the lunatics taking over asylum — didn’t sit right with me.
—Paul Fischer, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Beating these lunatics was incredible, right?
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunatic
Adjective
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If the target was foolish enough to reuse passwords, credential thefts like these could enable the compromise of more important accounts.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
3 June 2026
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Backing the Cubs right now seems foolish.—
David Troy OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Predicting the future is a fool’s game.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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But don't let his calm demeanor fool you.—
Joelle Goldstein,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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And that was so arrogant and stupid on my part.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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At some point, Brandon Aiyuk has to learn that stupid decisions come with consequences.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Ben Rice waved his arms like a maniac on the on-deck circle.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
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Instead of a Buffy-like television show, however, this one recreates a fictional slasher franchise called Camp Miasma, a typical homicidal-maniac-versus-horny-teens-in-the-woods series that bears more than a passing resemblance to the Friday the 13th movies.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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Captain Ahab went mad in his vengeful search for Moby Dick.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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Standing at 6 feet 8 inches in heels, Evans towers above cast members including Stephanie Hsu, Juliette Lewis, Harvey Guillén and more, as the mad scientist and head of a paranormal household that has welcomed in two hapless strangers during a rainstorm.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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Through the fuzz and the bad camera angles emerges an extraordinary catalogue of dummies, flicks, and feints, a hodge-podge of silly tricks.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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To lose that would be silly now.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
Noun
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This typically gets worse over time and is often accompanied by a harsh goose-honking cough triggered by excitement or exercise.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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Each spring since then, the National Park Service scrubs out a year’s worth of goose poop and other debris to keep the pool clean and the algae away.—
Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Do crazy stuff on social media?—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Just being connected with another human is crazy.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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“Lunatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunatic. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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