Synonyms of nut

nut

noun

ˈnət 

1

as in eccentric

a person of odd or whimsical habits

a show devoted to those lovable nuts who collect the weirdest things just for fun

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eccentric
• character
• crank
• flake
• nutter
• fruitcake
• wacko
• crackpot
• weirdo
• original
• loony
• nutcase
• kook
• loon
• piece of work
• crack
• screwball
• oddball
• freak
• codger
• maverick
• rarity
• zany
• quiz
• bohemian
• head case
• odd duck
• oddity
• crackbrain
• coot
• geezer
• nonconformist
• curio
• quixote
• fantast
• fantastico

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sheep
• follower
• conformer
• conformist

2

as in lunatic

a person who lacks good sense or judgment

anyone who goes out in this weather is a nut

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lunatic
• fool
• maniac
• goose
• idiot
• moron
• cuckoo
• nutcase
• turkey
• monkey
• booby
• jackass
• loser
• ninny
• dipstick
• dingbat
• simpleton
• ding-dong
• simp
• nit
• mooncalf
• nincompoop
• berk
• doofus
• charlie
• nitwit
• ninnyhammer
• git
• featherhead
• dummy
• donkey
• ding-a-ling
• half-wit
• daredevil
• yo-yo
• madman
• pinhead
• ignoramus
• dunce
• knucklehead
• know-nothing
• dolt
• imbecile
• blockhead
• butt
• airhead
• dope
• crank
• goon
• dork
• character
• stock
• dumbbell
• numskull
• weirdo
• crackpot
• kook
• schnook
• dodo
• scatterbrain
• chump
• dupe
• gander
• featherbrain
• fathead
• screwball
• birdbrain
• oddball
• laughingstock
• mockery
• codger
• schlub
• schlump
• schlemiel
• crackbrain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brain
• sage
• genius
• thinker

3

as in lover

a person with a strong and habitual liking for something

a baseball nut who plans her vacation to coincide with spring training every year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lover
• sucker
• fan
• enthusiast
• fanatic
• maniac
• addict
• freak
• buff
• fiend
• junkie
• admirer
• devotee
• fool
• hound
• aficionado
• bug
• collector
• supporter
• proponent
• fancier
• head
• expert
• maven
• authority
• friend
• habitué
• groupie
• connoisseur
• dilettante
• exponent
• advocate
• amateur
• adherent
• follower
• zealot
• promoter
• champion
• booster
• disciple
• partisan
• evangelist
• patron
• backer
• votary
• apostle
• cultist
• convert
• hanger-on
• faddist
• rooter
• well-wisher

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonfan
• critic
• detractor
• carper
• belittler
• nonadmirer

4

as in problem

something that requires thought and skill for resolution

the question of how to increase functionality without decreasing efficiency may prove to be a tough nut to crack

Synonyms & Similar Words

• problem
• challenge
• matter
• issue
• case
• trouble
• question
• knot
• jam
• hot water
• pickle
• corner
• predicament
• crux
• hole
• spot
• fix
• puzzle
• dilemma
• Gordian knot
• quandary
• quagmire
• mystery
• hitch
• riddle
• snag
• enigma
• sticky wicket
• toughie
• mire
• pitfall
• conundrum
• glitch
• catch
• poser
• puzzlement
• stumper
• catch-22
• brainteaser

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solution
• answer
• silver bullet
• magic bullet
• panacea
• cure-all

5

as in head

slang the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth

he didn't appreciate his friend's jibe about watching his big nut when getting into the car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• head
• skull
• bean
• dome
• nob
• noodle
• pate
• noggin
• poll
• block
• noddle
• mazard
• melon
• scalp
• crown
• cranium
• occiput

6

as in nonsense

nuts plural language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense

responding to your opponent's every argument with "Nuts!" is not exactly finely reasoned refutation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nonsense
• blah
• stupidity
• fudge
• garbage
• bunk
• silliness
• baloney
• rot
• jazz
• bilge
• crock
• bull
• humbuggery
• claptrap
• balderdash
• beans
• twaddle
• fiddle
• blither
• bosh
• flapdoodle
• bunkum
• guff
• hokum
• applesauce
• malarkey
• blatherskite
• hogwash
• hooey
• poppycock
• trumpery
• tommyrot
• folderol
• drool
• tosh
• piffle
• fiddlesticks
• blarney
• blather
• nerts
• drivel
• humbug
• rubbish
• taradiddle
• codswallop
• absurdity
• crapola
• punk
• hoodoo
• hokeypokey
• foolishness
• trash
• horsefeathers
• fiddle-faddle
• folly
• flannel
• moonshine
• muck
• craziness
• absurdness
• idiocy
• slush
• senselessness
• insanity
• kookiness
• foolery
• madness
• lunacy
• inanity
• tomfoolery
• monkey business
• imbecility
• inaneness
• hot air
• gas
• asininity
• greek
• rigmarole
• witlessness
• fatuity
• shenanigan(s)
• monkeyshine(s)
• hoity-toity
• hocus-pocus
• double-talk

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rationality
• reasonableness
• sense
• common sense
• horse sense
• sensibleness
• judgment
• reasonability
• wisdom
• levelheadedness
• discernment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nut

The nut is popping up on menus and in cookbooks, and experts are working to breed a sweeter variety, which could lead to a new era of acorn eating. — Kate Morgan, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2026

When Oscar halfheartedly tries to throw a ball into one of the set’s prop cubes and improbably makes the shot, the whole set goes joyously nuts, with the performers leaping up to embrace him and cavort around him. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

At the same time, as the Burke Museum notes, the low-lying forests of nut and beech trees the birds depended on were cleared for farmland as settlement spread west. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026

The spectacular attention to detail extends to saving precious weight via titanium bolt tuning, right down to the rear axle bolt and nut. — Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2026