LUNATIC: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for LUNATIC?

Need another word that means the same as “lunatic”? Find 62 synonyms and 30 related words for “lunatic” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Lunatic” are: madman, maniac, daredevil, harum-scarum, hothead, madcap, swashbuckler, madwoman, psychopath, psychotic, fool, idiot, imbecile, moron, moonstruck, mad, insane, certifiable, deranged, demented, of unsound mind, out of one's mind, not in one's right mind, sick in the head, not together, crazy, crazed, non compos mentis, unbalanced, unhinged, unstable, disturbed, distracted, stark mad, manic, frenzied, raving, distraught, frantic, hysterical, delirious, psychopathic, mad as a hatter, mad as a march hare, foolish, stupid, silly, idiotic, half-witted, witless, brainless, mindless, thoughtless, imprudent, incautious, irresponsible, injudicious, indiscreet, unwise, unintelligent, unreasonable

Lunatic as a Noun

Definitions of "Lunatic" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “lunatic” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A person who is mentally ill (not in technical use).
• A reckless impetuous irresponsible person.
• An extremely foolish or eccentric person.
• An insane person.

Synonyms of "Lunatic" as a noun (14 Words)

daredevil	A reckless person who enjoys doing dangerous things. Spectators watched in horror as the nineteen year old daredevil smashed into the ground.
fool	A person who is duped or imposed on. He is the fool of circumstances.
harum-scarum	A reckless impetuous irresponsible person.
hothead	A belligerent grouch. A few hotheads urged their comrades to break the police roadblock.
idiot	A person of low intelligence.
imbecile	A person of subnormal intelligence.
madcap	A reckless impetuous irresponsible person.
madman	An insane person. Car got out of control some madman going too fast.
madwoman	A woman who is mentally ill. She d driven my father s convertible like a madwoman.
maniac	An insane person. When he sits in front of a PlayStation he transforms into a karate choppin maniac.
psychopath	Someone with a sociopathic personality a person with an antisocial personality disorder psychopath was once widely used but has now been superseded by sociopath. Playground psychopaths will gather around a fight to encourage the combatants.
psychotic	A person suffering from a psychosis.
swashbuckler	A person who engages in daring and romantic adventures with bravado or flamboyance. He was an explorer and something of a swashbuckler.

Usage Examples of "Lunatic" as a noun

• This lunatic just accelerated out from the side of the road.

Lunatic as an Adjective

Definitions of "Lunatic" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “lunatic” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Extremely foolish or eccentric.
• Insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon.
• Mentally ill (not in technical use.

Synonyms of "Lunatic" as an adjective (48 Words)

brainless	Not using intelligence. A brainless bimbo.
certifiable	Able or needing to be officially recorded. A certifiable fact.
crazed	(of porcelain) characterized by a network of fine cracks in the glaze. A crazed porcelain sink.
crazy	Bizarre or fantastic. A crazy scheme.
delirious	In an acutely disturbed state of mind characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence; affected by delirium. He became delirious and couldn t recognize people.
demented	Behaving irrationally due to anger, distress, or excitement. She was demented with worry.
deranged	Driven insane. A deranged gunman.
distracted	Unable to concentrate because one is preoccupied by something worrying or unpleasant. Charlotte seemed too distracted to give him much attention.
distraught	Very worried and upset. He is terribly distraught.
disturbed	Affected with madness or insanity. Disturbed sleep.
foolish	Devoid of good sense or judgment. He was foolish enough to confide in her.
frantic	Excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion. Frantic attempts to resuscitate the girl.
frenzied	Affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason. A frenzied mob.
half-witted	Retarded in intellectual development.
hysterical	Extremely funny. During hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered.
idiotic	Having a mental age of three to seven years. An idiotic idea.
imprudent	Not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash. It would be imprudent to leave her winter coat behind.
incautious	Carelessly failing to exercise proper caution. An incautious remark.
indiscreet	Lacking discretion; injudicious. Her behavior was indiscreet at the very best.
injudicious	Lacking or showing lack of judgment or discretion; unwise. The result of an injudicious decision.
insane	Extremely foolish; irrational. Was declared insane.
irresponsible	(of a person, attitude, or action) not showing a proper sense of responsibility. Behaved like an irresponsible idiot.
mad	Affected with madness or insanity. She pictured loved ones mad with anxiety about her.
mad as a hatter	Very foolish.
mad as a march hare	Very foolish.
manic	(in psychiatry) relating to or affected by mania. A manic grin.
mindless	Acting or done without justification and with no concern for the consequences. A generation of mindless vandals.
moonstruck	Unable to think or act normally, especially as a result of being in love. A moonstruck but musically unaccomplished lover.
non compos mentis	Not of sound mind, memory, or understanding; in law, not competent to go to trial.
not in one's right mind	Holding office.
not together	Mentally and emotionally stable.
of unsound mind	Physically unsound or diseased.
out of one's mind	Knocked unconscious by a heavy blow.
psychopathic	Suffering from an undiagnosed mental disorder. An obsessive attention to detail that looked almost psychopathic.
psychotic	Relating to, denoting, or suffering from a psychosis. A psychotic disturbance.
raving	Used to emphasize a particular quality. Have you gone raving mad.
sick in the head	Deeply affected by a strong feeling.
silly	Denoting fielding positions very close to the batsman. He would brood about silly things.
stark mad	Devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment.
thoughtless	Without consideration of the possible consequences. To think a few minutes of thoughtless pleasure could end in this.
unbalanced	Not giving accurate, fair, or equal coverage to all aspects; partial. This may give an unbalanced impression of the competition.
unhinged	Mentally unbalanced; deranged. The violent acts of unhinged minds.
unintelligent	Having or showing a low level of intelligence. A dull job with lazy and unintelligent co workers.
unreasonable	Not reasonable; not showing good judgment. She knew she was being unreasonable but she resented his domesticity.
unstable	Suffering from severe mental illness. Sensitive and highly unstable compounds.
unwise	(of a person or action) not wise or sensible; foolish. It is unwise to rely on hearsay evidence.
witless	Foolish; stupid. A witless retort.

Usage Examples of "Lunatic" as an adjective

• He would be asked to acquiesce in some lunatic scheme.
• A ward of lunatic old ladies.

Associations of "Lunatic" (30 Words)

amok	Wildly; without self-control.
berserk	Out of control with anger or excitement; wild or frenzied. A berserk worker smashing windows.
bipolar	Of a person suffering from bipolar disorder. A sharply bipolar division of affluent and underclass.
certifiable	Mad; crazy. Encephalitis was a certifiable condition.
crazy	Extremely enthusiastic. I m crazy about Cindy.
daredevil	Presumptuously daring. A daredevil skydiver.
demented	Affected with madness or insanity. She was demented with worry.
disturbed	Emotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with personal relationships. Disturbed grass showed where the horse had passed.
enthusiastically	In a lavish or enthusiastic manner. The audience applauded enthusiastically.
fanatic	Filled with or expressing excessive zeal. A fitness fanatic.
frantic	Conducted in a hurried, excited, and disorganized way. Frantic attempts to resuscitate the girl.
frenetic	Excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion. Frenetic screams followed the accident.
frenzied	Excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion. A frenzied look in his eye.
frenzy	State of violent mental agitation. Doreen worked herself into a frenzy of rage.
hydrophobia	An acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain.
hysteria	Neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions. The anti Semitic hysteria of the 1890s.
hysterical	Marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion. The band were mobbed by hysterical fans.
insanity	The state of being seriously mentally ill; madness. It might be pure insanity to take this loan.
mad	Make someone mad. A completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains.
neurotic	A neurotic person. I wasn t going to be labelled as a hypochondriac or neurotic.
nuts	Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular. The way he turns on the television as soon as he walks in drives me nuts.
overwrought	(of a piece of writing or a work of art) too elaborate or complicated in design or construction. Overwrought prose.
passionate	Having, showing, or caused by strong feelings or beliefs. A passionate kiss.
rabid	Of or infected by rabies. The show s small but rabid fan base.
rampage	A period of violent and uncontrollable behaviour by a group of people. Youths went on the rampage and wrecked a classroom.
raving	In a raving manner. The raving of maniacs.
schizophrenia	A long-term mental disorder of a type involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behaviour, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation. Gibraltar s schizophrenia continues to be fed by colonial pride.
unbalanced	Debits and credits are not equal. She considered him to be mentally unbalanced and dangerous.
zealot	A member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans.
zealous	Marked by active interest and enthusiasm. The council was extremely zealous in the application of the regulations.