as in fools
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 lunatics
Even then, though, the popular take — the story of the lunatics taking over asylum — didn’t sit right with me.
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Paul Fischer, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Beating these lunatics was incredible, right?
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Shame on the leadership of Minnesota — and the lunatics in the street.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
However, don't be surprised that the lunatics are in charge of the asylum and administration at UAF.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Jan. 2026
The President and his advisers have called those opposing them in Minnesota radical lunatics, domestic terrorists, and outright insurrectionists.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026
Director Kash Patel and his FBI would be lunatics to invite the Minnesota law enforcement officials who watched their own police station be burned to the ground in the Floyd riots anywhere near the current investigation.
—David Marcus, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
The lunatics who attacked the seat of government to try to change the outcome of a free and fair election are not patriots.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Parents know these woke lunatics are bullies.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Paul Fischer, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Beating these lunatics was incredible, right?
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Shame on the leadership of Minnesota — and the lunatics in the street.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
However, don't be surprised that the lunatics are in charge of the asylum and administration at UAF.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Jan. 2026
The President and his advisers have called those opposing them in Minnesota radical lunatics, domestic terrorists, and outright insurrectionists.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026
Director Kash Patel and his FBI would be lunatics to invite the Minnesota law enforcement officials who watched their own police station be burned to the ground in the Floyd riots anywhere near the current investigation.
—David Marcus, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
The lunatics who attacked the seat of government to try to change the outcome of a free and fair election are not patriots.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Parents know these woke lunatics are bullies.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunatics
Noun
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Arsenal would be fools to adopt a different approach as long as nothing changes.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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April 1, because this cast is full of fools.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The devices, Tisch said at a Saturday news conference, were smaller than a football and appeared to be a jar wrapped in black tape that contained nuts, bolts, and screws, along with a hobby fuse that could be lit.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
9 Mar. 2026
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The devices were wrapped in black tape with nuts, bolts and screws, as well as a fuse.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The most significant wild bird flu response happened this winter, back in December and January, when about 2,000 birds — most of which were snow geese — were found dead in a Northampton County quarry.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Hundreds of geese have reportedly died in New Jersey, and bird flu is suspected to be the culprit.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Those idiots are the primary reason Trump is president, while Kamala Harris, who condemns the military success like most of her fellow Democratic politicos, can’t even get traction in peddling her sour-grapes-loser book.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
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His strict and meticulous methodologies taught some of the smartest people on the planet how to behave like complete idiots, paving the way for a new generation of red-nosed fools to pratfall onto the stage.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2026
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Overwhelmingly, though, the most common response was to seek confirmation of their suspicions that Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were morons.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Lunatics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunatics. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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