as in foolish
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment
such lunatic clowning during a solemn ceremony is completely inappropriate
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as in fool
a person who lacks good sense or judgment
No, you can't ski off the roof, you lunatic!
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Recent Examples of lunatic
Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Oct. 2025
Couldn’t a handful have said Pete Hegseth running the Pentagon is dubious enough, but giving a conspiratorial lunatic power over the Centers for Disease Control is a bridge far too far?
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Wcco Staff, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
However, don't be surprised that the lunatics are in charge of the asylum and administration at UAF.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
The plot was inspired by a Japanese news report that had deeply disturbed Woo, about a lunatic guilty of poisoning baby formula.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Oct. 2025
Couldn’t a handful have said Pete Hegseth running the Pentagon is dubious enough, but giving a conspiratorial lunatic power over the Centers for Disease Control is a bridge far too far?
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
Shame on the leadership of Minnesota — and the lunatics in the street.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
However, don't be surprised that the lunatics are in charge of the asylum and administration at UAF.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunatic
Adjective
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Your fast response and decisive actions prevented this foolish criminal act from endangering the rest of the county.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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The limited series feels equally foolish, down to its last line of narration.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Only fools would think differently.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Who’s fool enough to tie up girls who are double jointed and flexible enough to fling their feet up to the height of a man’s neck?—
Jada Yuan,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Of all the live-action shows made by Adult Swim, Three Busy Debras is the most cartoonish; its world is as elastic and stupid as any Chuck Jones Looney Tunes joint.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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Anyone who says anything else is stupid or lying.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Because Sidney Prescott, now Evans, exists only in relationship to Ghostface, the costume worn by many different knife-wielding maniacs over the years, starting with her high school boyfriend.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
3 Mar. 2026
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Because Sidney Prescott, now Evans, exists only in relationship to Ghostface, the costume worn by many different knife-wielding maniacs over the years, starting with her high school boyfriend.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Local bookstores were, at the time, folding en masse, and people were mad about the growing predominance of chain retail.—
Henry Grabar,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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Even conservatives are mad, writes columnist Anita Chabria.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In retaliation, Afroman released several songs about the experience, made music videos using his security-cam footage, and generally was a silly goose about the whole thing.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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This confident Yale Rep production follows Ionesco’s lead by being very clear about its point but relentlessly silly while making it.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At the opening, Spyres, his tenor light and warm as goose down but loud as a marching band, lasted all night.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2026
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Organic cotton and goose down in three firm varieties mean there’s a suitable fill for stomach, back, and side sleepers alike.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Putting on the fedora and grabbing the whip — like, Jesus, that had to feel crazy.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2026
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His passions outside of covering baseball are his wife, Gina, his two step kids, two crazy dogs & barbecue.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Lunatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunatic. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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