crackpot
noun[C]
informaluk/ˈkræk.pɒt/us/ˈkræk.pɑːt/apersonwho issillyorstupid
愚蠢的人，傻瓜Synonyms
crank(PERSON)informal
fruitcake(PERSON)informaloffensive
screwball(PERSON)mainlyUSinformal
Stupid and silly people
- airhead
- berk
- birdbrain
- blithering idiot
- blockhead
- dummy
- dunce
- dunderhead
- eejit
- fathead
- need
- needyourhead examinedidiom
- nimrod
- nincompoop
- ninny
- thicko
- tosser
- troglodyte
- turkey
- twerp
crackpot
adjective
informaluk/ˈkræk.pɒt/us/ˈkræk.pɑːt/relatingto apersonor anideathat issillyorstupid:
crackpotideas
Thissoundslike another crackpotconspiracytheoryto me.
Synonym
screwballmainlyUS
- One of his crackpotnotionswas that theworldwashollow.
- We have beenconditionedtothinkof him as akindof crackpotdictator.
- This is a crackpotscheme,ludicrouslyexpensive, andunworkable.
Stupid and silly
- absurd
- absurdity
- absurdly
- adolescent
- againstyourbetter judgmentidiom
- dopey
- dorky
- dottiness
- dotty
- dozily
- impolitic
- imprudent
- inhis/her/theirwisdomidiom
- insomeone'sinfinite wisdomidiom
- inadvisable
- uncritically
- unintelligent
- unreasonable
- unreasonably
- unwise