All nutcase synonyms
nut case
N n noun nutcase
- overenthusiastic β full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent: He seems very enthusiastic about his role in the play.
- bigot β If you describe someone as a bigot, you mean that they are bigoted.
- fanatic β a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
- fiend β Satan; the devil.
- freak β a fleck or streak of color.
- loony β lunatic; insane.
- lunatic β (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- psycho β a psychopathic or psychotic person.
- psychopath β a person with a psychopathic personality, which manifests as amoral and antisocial behavior, lack of ability to love or establish meaningful personal relationships, extreme egocentricity, failure to learn from experience, etc.
- zealot β a person who shows zeal.
- bedlamite β a lunatic; insane person
- crackpot β If you describe someone or their ideas as crackpot, you disapprove of them because you think that their ideas are strange and crazy.
- enthusiast β A person who is highly interested in a particular activity or subject.
- fan β an enthusiastic devotee, follower, or admirer of a sport, pastime, celebrity, etc.: a baseball fan; a great fan of Charlie Chaplin.
- flake β fake2 (defs 2, 3).
- fruitcake β a rich cake containing dried or candied fruit, nuts, etc.
- kook β an eccentric, strange, or foolish person.
- loon β a crazy or simple-minded person.
- nut β the goddess of the sky, sometimes shown as a cow bearing Ra on her back and the stars on her underside.
- schizoid β Psychology. of or relating to a personality disorder marked by dissociation, passivity, withdrawal, inability to form warm social relationships, and indifference to praise or criticism.
- screwball β Slang. an eccentric or whimsically eccentric person; a nut.
- madperson β (gender-neutral) A madman or madwoman.
- maniac β Mathematical Analyzer, Numerical Integrator and Computer
- sociopath β a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.
- psychotic β Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) insane, psychopathic, lunatic, mentally ill; mad, disturbed, deranged, demented, non compos mentis. Antonyms: sane; compos mentis, clearheaded, lucid.
- antisocial personality β a personality disorder, beginning early in life, characterized by chronic and continuous antisocial behavior in which the rights of others are violated, as by lying, stealing, or aggressive sexual behavior.
- oddball β a person or thing that is atypical, bizarre, eccentric, or nonconforming, especially one having beliefs that are unusual but harmless.
- geek β computer geek
- misfit β something that fits badly, as a garment that is too large or too small.
- case β A particular case is a particular situation or incident, especially one that you are using as an individual example or instance of something.
- character β The character of a person or place consists of all the qualities they have that make them distinct from other people or places.
- eccentric β deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd: eccentric conduct; an eccentric person.
- cuckoo β A cuckoo is a bird that has a call of two quick notes, and lays its eggs in other birds' nests.
- dement β to deteriorate mentally, esp because of old age
- deranged β Someone who is deranged behaves in a wild and uncontrolled way, often as a result of mental illness.
- idiot β Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person: If you think you can wear that outfit to a job interview and get hired, you're an idiot!
- imbecile β Informal. a dunce; blockhead; dolt: Don't stand there like an imbecile. Open the door!.
- madman β a person who is or behaves as if insane; lunatic; maniac.
- madwoman β a woman who is or behaves as if insane.
- patient β a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- raver β to talk wildly, as in delirium.
- looney β lunatic; insane.