Crackpot
Crackpot noun - A person of odd or whimsical habits.
Usage example: everyone is tolerant of the town crackpot, a man who never hurt anyone
Flake
Flake noun - A person of odd or whimsical habits.
Usage example: the lady with all those cats is sweet, but kind of a flake
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Synonyms for Flake
Crackpot and flake are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crackpot" instead a noun "Flake".
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Flake and Crackpot. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crackpot/flake
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