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- [krak-pot]
- /ˈkrækˌpɒt/
- /ˈkræk.pɒt/
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- [krak-pot]
- /ˈkrækˌpɒt/
Definitions of crackpot word
- adjective crackpot If you describe someone or their ideas as crackpot, you disapprove of them because you think that their ideas are strange and crazy. 3
- adjective crackpot A crackpot is a crackpot person. 3
- noun crackpot an eccentric person; crank 3
- adjective crackpot eccentric; crazy 3
- noun crackpot a mentally unbalanced or eccentric person 3
- adjective crackpot crazy or eccentric 3
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Origin of crackpot
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; from the phrase cracked pot
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Parts of speech for Crackpot
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
crackpot popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
crackpot usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for crackpot
noun crackpot
- kook — an eccentric, strange, or foolish person.
- screwball — Slang. an eccentric or whimsically eccentric person; a nut.
- oddball — a person or thing that is atypical, bizarre, eccentric, or nonconforming, especially one having beliefs that are unusual but harmless.
- lunatic — (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- maniac — Mathematical Analyzer, Numerical Integrator and Computer
adjective crackpot
- impractical — not practical or useful.
- unrealistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- eccentric — deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd: eccentric conduct; an eccentric person.
- wild — living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
- crazy — If you describe someone or something as crazy, you think they are very foolish or strange.
Antonyms for crackpot
adjective crackpot
- realistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
Top questions with crackpot
- what is a crackpot?
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