CRACKED Synonyms: 303 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈkrakt

Definition of cracked

informal + disparaging

as in mad

unable to think in a clear or sensible way Are you completely cracked?

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cracked

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verb

past tense of crack

as in popped

to break suddenly with an explosive sound the tree branch unexpectedly cracked under our weight

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as in choked

to yield to mental or emotional stress after hours of tough questioning the suspect finally cracked and blurted out a confession

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as in deciphered

to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language the United States military used the Navajo language as a code during World War II, and the enemy never cracked it

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as in knocked

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner cracked the bow of the ship with a champagne bottle

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as in solved

to find an answer for through reasoning I've been mulling this riddle, but I just can't crack it

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as in disturbed

to cause to go insane or as if insane cracked by years in solitary confinement, the prisoner could only maunder incoherently

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Recent Examples of cracked

Adjective

Late Saturday, the crews entered the facility to make a visual examination of the cracked container, which officials believed was holding 7,000 liquid gallons of methyl methacrylate, a chemical that is routinely used to make plastic. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026 As Jacobs described Lacan’s theory that babies initially form a cohesive I upon seeing their reflection, images of babies looking into cracked mirrors appeared on the screen. — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 19 May 2026

Verb

When the internet cracked the whole thing open, first came the bloggers and then came the influencers. — Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026 The back-to-back successes of Obsession and Backrooms have cracked Hollywood’s spine like a One-Wish Willow, sending producers into an online feeding frenzy. — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cracked

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cracked

Adjective

Richard Dawkins, the British evolutionary theorist and author of the groundbreaking best seller The Selfish Gene (1976), among many other books, appears to have gone a bit mad.

— James Gleick, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026
Mel Brooks’ comedy The Producers also took a poke at that mad man with Springtime for Hitler.

— Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of mad

Verb

The $11 million spread is listed with Wade Weathers and Meg Kauffman at LandVest Christie’s International Real Estate and has come to market shortly after Vermont’s most expensive home popped up for sale.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
Kyle Tucker popped up to center, and Teoscar Hernandez struck out on a ball off the plate by about two and a half feet.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of popped

Verb

The men, or sometimes women, who hit them, pulled their hair or choked them, bruising their throats.

— Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 14 Oct. 2026
Metal barricades choked the streets as police moved against young demonstrators, beating some, dragging others into buses and chasing away the rest.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of choked

Verb

But a more apt comparison might be the Mirabilia Urbis Romae, in which Medieval scholars deciphered the staggering ruins of Classical Rome.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2026
Re-creating the Herculaneum scrolls To date, one entire scroll and passages from others have been deciphered, largely thanks to the Vesuvius Challenge, a project launched in 2023 that encourages researchers to decode scrolls for cash prizes.

— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of deciphered

Verb

When plans for a trip are disrupted, for example, ask whether the problem is within your control and can be solved.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Hospitality, retail and tech are recruiting people who’ve already solved the problem banks are trying to solve, just in a different building.

— Paul Davis, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of solved

Verb

As one of the most effective natural sinks for carbon, peatlands could accelerate climate change if disturbed.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
She was especially disturbed by the emotional vulnerability that someone could exploit when a person believes a relationship is genuine.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of disturbed

Adjective

Unfortunately, his doctor interprets all the screaming about an alien presence in Thomas’ head as a garden-variety psychotic breakdown, and remands him to a more secure facility.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
It may also be used to treat certain other psychotic conditions, such as psychosis arising in Parkinson disease.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026