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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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

Republicans see an opportunity here, portraying progressive and socialist Democrats as lunatics and communists.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
While sane Americans were celebrating the MLB All-Star Game in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, the lunatics in Portland, Oregon were cheering along as two men made out on a baseball field during a 'Heated Rivalry' theme night.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of lunatics

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No documentarian has a better eye for intriguing oddballs than Errol Morris, who built his feature film career on drawing them out in conversation, from pet-cemetery owners in Gates of Heaven to small-town eccentrics in Vernon, Florida.

— Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
Dippold has populated the show with lovable eccentrics played by great character actors—Dale Dickey, Jeff Hiller, Tim Baltz.

— Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 18 June 2026

Definition of eccentrics

Noun

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
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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