cracked

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/kɹækt/

adjective

Broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface.

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crazeddiscordantdissonantharshinharmoniousraspyroughcracked open
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Meanings

adjectivecracked (comparative more cracked, superlative most cracked)

comparative more cracked · superlative most cracked

  1. Broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface.

    Synonyms: crazed

  2. Broken into coarse pieces.
  3. Harsh or dissonant.

    Synonyms: discordant, dissonant, harsh, inharmonious, raspy, rough

  4. Slightly open.

    Synonyms: cracked open

  5. Pirated (obtained/downloaded without paying).
  6. slangExtremely skilled at something (usually a video game).

    20 kills? Dude, you're cracked.

  7. slangusuallySurprisingly very good in the quality of experience.

    This mode is actually cracked.

  8. slangCrazy; crackpot.

    Synonyms: 5150, bananas, barking, barking mad, fey, buggish, buggy, bughouse

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of crack

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveBroken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface.

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crazed

adjectiveHarsh or dissonant.

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discordantdissonantharshinharmoniousraspyrough

adjectiveSlightly open.

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cracked open

adjectiveCrazy; crackpot.

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5150bananasbarkingbarking madfeybuggishbuggybughousebarmybatchybatpoopbatsbattybonkersbread basketscrackerscra-cracraycray-cray

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveused of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure

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chappedroughenedroughunsmooth

adjectiveof paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide

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alligatoredroughunsmooth

adjectiveinformal or slang terms for mentally irregular

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balmybarmybatsbattybonkersbuggycrackersdaftdottyfruityhaywirekookykookielocoloonyloopynutsnuttyround the bendaround the bend
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730alligatoredbakedbalmybananasbarkingbarking madbarmybatchybatsbattybonkersbuggishbuggychappedchicken orientalcookedcracked opencrackerscrazycrazy as a pet cooncrazy as a shithouse ratdaftderangeddistraughtdoolallydottyfruityhaywireinsaneinsane in the membranekookiekookylocoloonyloopymadmad as a march haremodmoonsicknot right in the headnucking futsnutsnuttyoff the deep endroughround the bendschizscrewystark raving madthree stops short of dagenhamunsmoothwacky

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

See crack. The origin of the slang sense “skilled (at a game)” is disputed, but may derive from the much older term crack shot (“one who is skilled at shooting”). Compare cracking, crackerjack.

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Translations

Bulgarian напукан, начупен
  • напукан (napukan)broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface
  • начупен (načupen)broken into coarse pieces
  • дрезгав (drezgav)harsh or dissonant voice
  • побъркан (pobărkan)crazy; crackpot
Finnish halkinainen, murtunut
  • halkinainenbroken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface
  • murtunutbroken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface
  • säröinenbroken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface
  • murtunutbroken into coarse pieces
  • murtunutharsh or dissonant voice
  • säröinenharsh or dissonant voice
  • hullucrazy; crackpot
  • sekopäinencrazy; crackpot
Icelandic brotinn, klikkaður
  • brotinnbroken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface
  • klikkaðurcrazy; crackpot
Latin rīmōsus, vacerrōsus
  • rīmōsusbroken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface
  • vacerrōsuscrazy; crackpot
Māori pāwhatiwhati, mātoetoe
  • pāwhatiwhatibroken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface
  • mātoetoebroken into coarse pieces
Portuguese rachado
  • rachadobroken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface
Spanish crack
  • crackextremely skilled at something

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cracked

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

cracked. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cracked

MLA

“cracked.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cracked. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cracked,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cracked.

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