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maniac

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of maniac

1 a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind
  • The movie was about a maniac on a rampage.
Synonyms of maniac

crackbrain, crazy, loon, loony, lunatic, nut, psycho, psychopath
Words Related to maniac

madman, madwoman

abnormal, deviant

manic-depressive, monomaniac, neurotic, paranoid, psychoneurotic, psychotic, schizoid, schizophrenic, sociopath

character, codger, crackpot, crank, eccentric, kook, oddball, oddity, original, quiz, screwball, weirdo, zany
2 a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
  • I'm a maniac for anything flavored with peppermint.
Synonyms of maniac

addict, aficionado (also afficionado), buff, bug, devotee, enthusiast, fan, fanatic, fancier, fiend, fool, freak, habitué (also habitue), head, hound, junkie (also junky), lover, maven (also mavin), nut, sucker
Words Related to maniac

groupie

admirer, amateur, collector, connoisseur, dilettante

authority, expert

adherent, convert, cultist, disciple, follower, hanger-on, votary

advocate, apostle, backer, champion, evangelist, exponent, friend, patron, promoter, proponent, supporter

partisan (also partizan), zealot

booster, rooter, well-wisher

faddist
Near Antonyms of maniac

nonadmirer

belittler, carper, critic, detractor
Antonyms of maniac

nonfan

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