crackpotism

crackpotism
crack·pot·ism

English syllables. 2014.

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  • aberration — Synonyms and related words: aberrance, aberrancy, abet, abnormality, abnormity, alienation, amorphism, anomalism, anomalousness, anomaly, bend, bias, brain damage, brainsickness, branching off, centrifugence, circuitousness, clouded mind, conceit …   Moby Thesaurus

  • abnormality — Synonyms and related words: aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, acute disease, affection, affliction, ailment, alienation, allergic disease, allergy, anomaly, atrophy, bacterial disease, birth defect, blight, brain damage, brainsickness,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • anomaly — Synonyms and related words: aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, abnormality, abnormity, amorphism, anomalism, anomalousness, conceit, conversation piece, crackpotism, crank, crankiness, crankism, crosspatch, crotchet, crotchetiness, curio,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • deviation — Synonyms and related words: aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, abnormality, abnormity, about face, accommodation, adaptation, adjustment, allowance, alteration, ambages, amelioration, amorphism, anamorphism, anamorphosis, anomalism, anomalousness …   Moby Thesaurus

  • divergence — Synonyms and related words: aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, abnormality, abnormity, about face, accommodation, adaptation, adjustment, aesthetic distance, alienation, alteration, amelioration, amorphism, anomalism, anomalousness, anomaly,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • idiosyncrasy — Synonyms and related words: aberration, abnormality, animus, anomaly, aptitude, aroma, attribute, badge, banner, bent, bias, brand, cachet, cast, character, characteristic, conceit, configuration, constitution, crackpotism, crank, crankiness,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • irregularity — Synonyms and related words: Bohemianism, aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, abnormality, abnormity, affability, amorphism, anamorphism, anamorphosis, anomalism, anomalousness, anomaly, asperity, asymmetry, broken thread, brokenness, buckle,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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