Synonyms of nut

nut

noun

ˈnət 

1

as in eccentric

a person of odd or whimsical habits

a show devoted to those lovable nuts who collect the weirdest things just for fun

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eccentric
• character
• crank
• flake
• nutter
• fruitcake
• wacko
• crackpot
• weirdo
• original
• loony
• nutcase
• kook
• loon
• piece of work
• crack
• screwball
• oddball
• freak
• codger
• maverick
• rarity
• zany
• quiz
• bohemian
• head case
• odd duck
• oddity
• crackbrain
• coot
• geezer
• nonconformist
• curio
• quixote
• fantast
• fantastico

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sheep
• follower
• conformer
• conformist

2

as in lunatic

a person who lacks good sense or judgment

anyone who goes out in this weather is a nut

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lunatic
• fool
• maniac
• goose
• idiot
• moron
• cuckoo
• nutcase
• turkey
• monkey
• booby
• jackass
• loser
• ninny
• dipstick
• dingbat
• simpleton
• ding-dong
• simp
• nit
• mooncalf
• nincompoop
• berk
• doofus
• charlie
• nitwit
• ninnyhammer
• git
• featherhead
• dummy
• donkey
• ding-a-ling
• half-wit
• daredevil
• yo-yo
• madman
• pinhead
• ignoramus
• dunce
• knucklehead
• know-nothing
• dolt
• imbecile
• blockhead
• butt
• airhead
• dope
• crank
• goon
• dork
• character
• stock
• dumbbell
• numskull
• weirdo
• crackpot
• kook
• schnook
• dodo
• scatterbrain
• chump
• dupe
• gander
• featherbrain
• fathead
• screwball
• birdbrain
• oddball
• laughingstock
• mockery
• codger
• schlub
• schlump
• schlemiel
• crackbrain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brain
• sage
• genius
• thinker

3

as in lover

a person with a strong and habitual liking for something

a baseball nut who plans her vacation to coincide with spring training every year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lover
• sucker
• fan
• enthusiast
• fanatic
• maniac
• addict
• freak
• buff
• fiend
• junkie
• admirer
• devotee
• fool
• hound
• aficionado
• bug
• collector
• supporter
• proponent
• fancier
• head
• expert
• maven
• authority
• friend
• habitué
• groupie
• connoisseur
• dilettante
• exponent
• advocate
• amateur
• adherent
• follower
• zealot
• promoter
• champion
• booster
• disciple
• partisan
• evangelist
• patron
• backer
• votary
• apostle
• cultist
• convert
• hanger-on
• faddist
• rooter
• well-wisher

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonfan
• critic
• detractor
• carper
• belittler
• nonadmirer

4

as in problem

something that requires thought and skill for resolution

the question of how to increase functionality without decreasing efficiency may prove to be a tough nut to crack

Synonyms & Similar Words

• problem
• challenge
• matter
• issue
• case
• trouble
• question
• knot
• jam
• hot water
• pickle
• corner
• predicament
• crux
• hole
• spot
• fix
• puzzle
• dilemma
• Gordian knot
• quandary
• quagmire
• mystery
• hitch
• riddle
• snag
• enigma
• sticky wicket
• toughie
• mire
• pitfall
• conundrum
• glitch
• catch
• poser
• puzzlement
• stumper
• catch-22
• brainteaser

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solution
• answer
• silver bullet
• magic bullet
• panacea
• cure-all

5

as in head

slang the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth

he didn't appreciate his friend's jibe about watching his big nut when getting into the car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• head
• skull
• bean
• dome
• nob
• noodle
• pate
• noggin
• poll
• block
• noddle
• mazard
• melon
• scalp
• crown
• cranium
• occiput

6

as in nonsense

nuts plural language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense

responding to your opponent's every argument with "Nuts!" is not exactly finely reasoned refutation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nonsense
• blah
• stupidity
• fudge
• garbage
• bunk
• silliness
• baloney
• rot
• jazz
• bilge
• crock
• bull
• humbuggery
• claptrap
• balderdash
• beans
• twaddle
• fiddle
• blither
• bosh
• flapdoodle
• bunkum
• guff
• hokum
• applesauce
• malarkey
• blatherskite
• hogwash
• hooey
• poppycock
• trumpery
• tommyrot
• folderol
• drool
• tosh
• piffle
• fiddlesticks
• blarney
• blather
• nerts
• drivel
• humbug
• rubbish
• taradiddle
• codswallop
• absurdity
• crapola
• punk
• hoodoo
• hokeypokey
• foolishness
• trash
• horsefeathers
• fiddle-faddle
• folly
• flannel
• moonshine
• muck
• craziness
• absurdness
• idiocy
• slush
• senselessness
• insanity
• kookiness
• foolery
• madness
• lunacy
• inanity
• tomfoolery
• monkey business
• imbecility
• inaneness
• hot air
• gas
• asininity
• greek
• rigmarole
• witlessness
• fatuity
• shenanigan(s)
• monkeyshine(s)
• hoity-toity
• hocus-pocus
• double-talk

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rationality
• reasonableness
• sense
• common sense
• horse sense
• sensibleness
• judgment
• reasonability
• wisdom
• levelheadedness
• discernment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nut

Not since Scrat, the saber-tooth squirrel from the 2002 seminal classic Ice Age, has one shown so much dedication to the single-seeded nut of an oak tree. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026

Nature’s finger food is a high-effort, modest-yield treat, like shellfish or certain nuts, where a lot of work goes into exposing a smallish bit of what’s edible. — The Editors, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Avoid taking your multivitamin with spinach, Swiss chard, rhubarb, beets, and certain nuts and seeds. — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2026

The crust is made of nuts and gingersnaps, and a New York-style sour cream topping balances the pumpkin-spice sweetness. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 29 Oct. 2026