Antonyms for madcaps

Grammar : Noun

Spell : mad-kap

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmædˌkæp

Definition of madcaps

Origin : 1580s, noun and adjective, from mad (adj.) + cap, used here figuratively for "head." Related: Madcappery.

As in jester : noun person who jokes, plays jokes
As in wag : noun person who is very funny
As in wit : noun person who is very funny
As in zany : noun person who is wildly funny
As in shrew : noun mean lady
As in clown : noun joking person
As in venturer : noun adventurer
As in adventurer : noun person who takes risks
As in daredevil : noun thrill-seeker

Example sentences :

We six madcaps got in the carriage and buggy, and rode off in search of news.
Extract from : « A Confederate Girl's Diary » by Sarah Margan Dawson

Mrs. Culling he thanked fervently for a wonderful stretch of generosity in lending her presence to the madcaps.
Extract from : « Beauchamp's Career, Complete » by George Meredith

The time will come when we, madcaps as we are, shall be pointed out as models of propriety for our juniors.
Extract from : « The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 » by Various

We used to meet every day in London, when she and my sister were two madcaps together, playing endless wild pranks.
Extract from : « Heartsease » by Charlotte M. Yonge

And you meanwhile prefer the drollery of these madcaps to the attentions of our courtiers?
Extract from : « Under the Rose » by Frederic Stewart Isham

His greatest moment had come years before when his golden pen had glorified a generation of madcaps.
Extract from : « The Man from Time » by Frank Belknap Long

He was one of the madcaps of the village now, but it was not long since he had been a solitary child, moping apart from the rest.
Extract from : « The Great Hunger » by Johan Bojer

Synonyms for madcaps

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