Synonyms of psychopath

psychopath

noun

ˈsī-kə-ˌpath 

as in lunatic

a person judged to be legally or medically insane

declared that he was a dangerous psychopath

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lunatic
• maniac
• fool
• psycho
• bug
• schizo
• sicko
• wacko
• nutcase
• loon
• psychotic
• loony
• nutter
• whacko
• fruitcake
• sociopath
• madman
• nut
• abnormal
• head case
• patient
• character
• crazy
• madwoman
• sickie
• crack
• paranoid
• crackbrain
• schizophrenic
• deviant
• neurotic
• monomaniac
• manic-depressive
• schizoid
• psychoneurotic
• obsessive
• eccentric
• weirdo
• case
• crackpot
• kook
• fantastic
• flake
• screwball
• oddball
• original
• obsessive-compulsive
• codger
• crank
• mythomaniac
• tike
• schizophrene
• tyke
• quiz
• zany
• oddity

Examples of psychopath in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For two supposedly unhinged psychopaths who are meant to be enabling each other’s madness, Arthur and Lee don’t have a scintilla of creativity between them. —David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2024

Ellison killed the most egregious psychopath among a clan of murderous brothers, who are now galloping across entire prairies to get revenge; there could be a fun parlor game counting up the Westerns based on this configuration. —Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2024

The researchers extend the psychopath analogy by noting that the AI was judged as more rational and intelligent than humans but not more emotional or compassionate. —Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 1 May 2024

Evans, a noted historian of modern Germany, complicates earlier portrayals of these figures as either bloodthirsty psychopaths or the inevitable product of historical forces. —The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024