Synonyms for lunatic
ˈlu nə tɪklu·natic

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1. lunaticadjective

   Synonyms:
   demented, maniacal, crazed, psychotic, insane, mad

2. lunaticadjective

   crazed, mad, insane, demented

   Synonyms:
   demented, insane, mad, crazed, psychotic, maniacal

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1. lunatic

   Synonyms:
   madman, maniac, monomaniac

   Antonyms:
   solon, philosopher, luminary, genius

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1. lunatic, madman, maniacnoun

   an insane person

   Synonyms:
   madman, daredevil, maniac, madcap, swashbuckler, hothead, harum-scarum

   Antonyms:
   sane

2. daredevil, madcap, hothead, swashbuckler, lunatic, harum-scarumadjective

   a reckless impetuous irresponsible person

   Synonyms:
   daredevil, harum-scarum, madcap, fire-eater, maniac, swashbuckler, hothead, madman

   Antonyms:
   sane

3. lunatic, moonstruckadjective

   insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon

   Synonyms:
   moonstruck

   Antonyms:
   sane

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1. lunaticadjective

   Synonyms:
   insane, mad, deranged, crazy, out of one's head

2. lunaticadjective

   Synonyms:
   for lunatics

3. lunaticnoun

   Synonyms:
   madman, maniac, insane person

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1. lunaticnoun

   Synonyms:
   madman, maniac, bedlamite

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1. List of paraphrases for "lunatic":

   moody, mercurial, crazy, madman, insane, quirky, fickle, maniac, psycho

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1. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.

2. Havelock Ellis:

   The place where optimism flourishes most is in the lunatic asylum.

3. Colin Greenwood:

   No matter how one approaches the figures, one is forced to the rather startling conclusion that the use of firearms in crime was very much less when there were no controls of any sort and when anyone, convicted criminal or lunatic, could buy any type of firearm without restriction. Half a century of strict controls on pistols has ended, perversely, with a far greater use of this weapon in crime than ever before.

4. Randy Sutton:

   Tucker Isaacson personifies the lunatic fringe, here’s a guy who espouses not just radical views, but ignorant views.

5. Havelock Ellis:

   The place where optimism flourishes the most is the lunatic asylum.