Synonyms for maniac
ˈmeɪ niˌækma·ni·ac

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1. lunatic, madman, maniacnoun

   an insane person

   Synonyms:
   madman, daredevil, madcap, lunatic, swashbuckler, hothead, harum-scarum

   Antonyms:
   sane

2. maniacadjective

   a person who has an obsession with or excessive enthusiasm for something

   Synonyms:
   lunatic, madman

   Antonyms:
   sane

3. maniacal, maniac(p)adjective

   wildly disordered

   "a maniacal frenzy"

   Antonyms:
   sane

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1. maniacnoun

   Synonyms:
   madman, lunatic, bedlamite, insane person

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1. maniacnoun

   Synonyms:
   madman, bedlamite

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1. List of paraphrases for "maniac":

   stalker, crazy, madman, sick, psychopath, insane, lunatic, freak, psycho

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How to use maniac in a sentence?

1. George Santayana:

   The irrational in the human has something about it altogether repulsive and terrible, as we see in the maniac, the miser, the drunkard or the ape.

2. George Carlin:

   Ever notice that anyone going slower than you is an idiot, but anyone going faster is a maniac?

3. Donald Trump:

   This guy, he's a maniac, he's not even on the scale -- these people, we've got a bunch of real dummies.

4. Alec Baldwin:

   First Lady Melania Trump must know what a maniac he is.

5. Donald Trump:

   He goes in there … like a bit of a maniac, you never get things done that way. You can't walk into the Senate and scream and call people liars and not be able to cajole and get along with people. … That's the problem with Ted.