FRUITCAKES Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

fruitcakes

noun

plural of fruitcake

as in lunatics

a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind he agreed to an evaluation so they could see he wasn't a fruitcake

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as in eccentrics

a person of odd or whimsical habits children in the neighborhood once regarded the reclusive scientist as a fruitcake

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Recent Examples of fruitcakes Today, more than 2 million fruitcakes are sold in the United States each year, with 20,000 a day coming from one small town in Texas. — Juliette Arcodia, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025 Baked goods will include 16 varieties of holiday cookies, stollen, fruitcakes, caramel corn and take-and-bake pecan rolls. — Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 28 Nov. 2025 In Roman times, soldiers ate fruitcakes made from barley, nuts, pomegranate seeds and honey. — Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025 Parsa hopes to continue the tradition of June Taylor in Berkeley, who recently retired the fruitcakes after 30 years. — Becky Duffett, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Dec. 2023

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Noun

The show will serve as a platform for countless lunatics within the InfoWars universe and a platform for larger announcements about the company’s fictional exploits.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
Republicans see an opportunity here, portraying progressive and socialist Democrats as lunatics and communists.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of lunatics

Noun

Step inside, though, and you’re transported to a bucolic Britain of rolling hills and village greens, bumbling eccentrics and cute, clever farm animals.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
The professionalization worked, but at the expense of the site’s internal culture, Cooke argues, as generous eccentrics were displaced by neurotic lovers of rules.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of eccentrics

Noun

David extended a hand toward me (imaginary attacks by slow, handshake-wielding maniacs are a martial arts class staple).

— Johanna Stein, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The odd thing about this choice is that, although the DSA’s platform is indeed chock-full of maniacal proposals, on this particular idea, the maniacs have a point.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026

Definition of maniacs

Noun

But Thomas and Erika are no fools, coolly telling off smiling Hitler sympathizers during a tony reception.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
The Atlanta Dream might now be the hottest ticket in town and State Farm Arena would be fools not to host them in Game 6.

— Don Riddell, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026

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