madcaps
Impulsive wild ones
Madcaps are recklessly impulsive or wildly unconventional people—those who act without caution or concern for consequences.
The word carries an affectionate tone, suggesting amusing eccentricity rather than dangerous recklessness: Those madcaps stayed up all night repainting the town statue.
As an adjective, madcap describes zany, impetuous behavior: a madcap adventure, madcap comedy.
Comedic fools
- oddballsUnconventional people
- crackpotsEccentric, irrational people
- screwballsWildly eccentric people
- kooksSlang for eccentrics
nutcases · wildmen · daredevils · pranksters · jesters · clowns · buffoons · loose cannons
Exaggerated physical humor
- farceAbsurd, laughable situation
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
- hijinksBoisterous playful mischief
- capersPranks or tangy buds
shenanigans · tomfoolery · buffoonery · clowning · pratfalls · screwball · Marx Brothers · Keystone Cops
zanies
Comedic fools
- oddballsUnconventional people
- crackpotsEccentric, irrational people
- screwballsWildly eccentric people
kooks · nutcases · wildmen · daredevils · pranksters · jesters · clowns · buffoons · loose cannons · free spirits
slapstick
Exaggerated physical humor
- farceAbsurd, laughable situation
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
- hijinksBoisterous playful mischief
capers · shenanigans · tomfoolery · buffoonery · clowning · pratfalls · screwball · Marx Brothers · Keystone Cops · Three Stooges
escapades
Reckless or mischievous adventures
romps · larks · sprees · schemes · misadventures · thrill-seekers · daring · reckless · impulsive · spontaneous
madcapssobersides
Habitually serious person
sticks-in-the-mud · stick-in-the-muds · fuddy-duddies · worrywarts · deliberators
madcapsconformists
Those obeying social norms
squares · stuffed shirts · prudes · pillars of society · traditionalists