lunatic Synonyms
Another word for lunatic
• noun (Context 1)
A person who behaves in an extremely foolish, reckless, or erratic manner.
"The driver swerved across three lanes of traffic like a complete maniac."
• adjective (Context 2)
Wildly foolish, reckless, or absurdly irrational.
"Investing the entire company reserve into an untested venture was dismissed by the board as a insane scheme."
• noun (Context 3)
A person who is severely mentally ill or legally declared of unsound mind (now archaic and offensive).
"Under nineteenth-century common law, a certified madman could not enter into binding commercial contracts."
• adjective (Context 4)
Relating to, affected with, or designed for the care of severe mental illness (now chiefly historical).
"Historians of nineteenth-century medicine frequently examine the records of Victorian insane asylums."
Opposites of lunatic
The opposite of lunatic shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: