MANIACS Synonyms: 112 Similar and Opposite Words

maniacs

noun

plural of maniac

as in lunatics

a person judged to be legally or medically insane they should permanently put away the maniac who is responsible for these kidnappings

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as in lovers

a person with a strong and habitual liking for something I'm a maniac for anything flavored with peppermint

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Recent Examples of maniacs Because Sidney Prescott, now Evans, exists only in relationship to Ghostface, the costume worn by many different knife-wielding maniacs over the years, starting with her high school boyfriend. —

Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 3 Mar. 2026 Because Sidney Prescott, now Evans, exists only in relationship to Ghostface, the costume worn by many different knife-wielding maniacs over the years, starting with her high school boyfriend. —

Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 27 Feb. 2026 Haunted Trail takes visitors outdoors through a path with dense fog and several haunting installations with zombies, a ghoul bus, a graveyard filled with ghosts, chainsaw maniacs and more. —

Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025

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The danger is in doing nothing as theocratic lunatics continue to weaponize with atomic bombs and modern missile delivery systems.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
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