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maniac

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1 a person judged to be legally or medically insane

they should permanently put away the maniac who is responsible for these kidnappings

Synonyms of maniac

bug, crackbrain, crazy, fool, fruitcake, head case, loon, loony, lunatic, nut, nutcase, nutter [British slang], psycho, psychopath, sickie, sicko, wacko (also whacko)

Words Related to maniac

madman, madwoman

abnormal, deviant

manic-depressive, monomaniac, mythomaniac, neurotic, obsessive, obsessive-compulsive, paranoid, psychoneurotic, psychotic, schizo, schizoid, schizophrene, schizophrenic, sociopath

character, codger, crack, crackpot, crank, eccentric, fantastic, flake, kook, oddball, oddity, original, quiz, screwball, tyke (also tike) [chiefly British], 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

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

Near Antonyms of maniac

belittler, carper, critic, detractor

Antonyms of maniac

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