whackjobs
Totally unhinged individuals
Whackjobs is the plural of whackjob—a person regarded as crazy, unstable, or wildly eccentric.
The term is dismissive and often contemptuous: The comment section was full of whackjobs spouting conspiracy theories.
It can describe genuinely unhinged behavior or simply beliefs the speaker finds absurd.
People considered insane
- maniacsPeople beyond reason
- psychosDangerously unstable people
- madmenInsane people
- derangedMentally disturbed, irrational
delusional · disturbed · unstable · erratic · irrational · hysterical · bonkers · berserk
Unconventional people
- kooksSlang for eccentrics
- weirdosPeculiar, off-putting people
- crackpotsEccentric, irrational people
- nutcasesEccentric or irrational people
crazies · fruitcakes · loons · screwballs · wingnuts · cranks · misfits · characters
Obsessive believers
- zealotsFanatical cause followers
- radicalsAdvocates for fundamental change
- conspiracy theoristsBelievers in hidden plots
- cultistsDevoted followers of unorthodox beliefs
true believers · paranoids · doomsayers · ideologues · hotheads · agitators · militants · demagogues
lunatics
People considered insane
deranged · delusional · disturbed · unstable · erratic · irrational · hysterical · bonkers · berserk · mental cases
oddballs
Unconventional people
nutcases · crazies · fruitcakes · loons · screwballs · wingnuts · cranks · misfits · characters · loose cannons
fanatics
Obsessive believers
- zealotsFanatical cause followers
- radicalsAdvocates for fundamental change
- conspiracy theoristsBelievers in hidden plots
cultists · true believers · paranoids · doomsayers · ideologues · hotheads · agitators · militants · demagogues · alarmists
whackjobsregular people
straight arrows · conformists · normies · squares · pillars of the community