mad

adjective

1)

he felt he was going mad

Syn:

insane, mentally ill, certifiable, deranged, demented, of unsound mind, out of one's mind, not in one's right mind, sick in the head, crazy, crazed, lunatic, non compos mentis, unhinged, disturbed, raving, psychotic, psychopathic, mad as a hatter, mad as a March hare; informal crazy, mental, off one's nut, nuts, nutty, nutty as a fruitcake, nutso, off one's rocker, not right in the head, round/around the bend, (stark) raving mad, bats, batty, buggy, bonkers, dotty, cuckoo, cracked, loopy, loony, bananas, loco, screwy, schizoid, psycho, touched, gaga, not all there, not right upstairs, crackers, out of one's tree, meshuga, wacko, gonzo; (be mad) have a screw loose, have bats in the/one's belfry; (go mad) lose one's reason, lose one's mind, take leave of one's senses, lose one's marbles, crack up

Ant:

sane

2)

I'm still mad at him

don't get mad

Syn:

angry, furious, infuriated, irate, raging, enraged, fuming, incensed, seeing red, beside oneself; informal livid, sore; literary wrathful; (get mad) lose one's temper, get in a rage, rant and rave; informal explode, go off the deep end, go ape, flip, flip out, flip one's wig

Ant:

unruffled, calm

3)

some mad scheme

Syn:

foolish, insane, stupid, lunatic, foolhardy, idiotic, senseless, absurd, impractical, silly, inane, asinine, wild, unwise, imprudent; informal crazy, crackpot, crack-brained, daft

Ant:

sensible

4) informal

he's mad about jazz

Syn:

enthusiastic about, passionate about; ardent about, fervent about, avid about, fanatical about; devoted to, infatuated with, in love with, hot for; informal crazy about, nuts about, wild about, hooked on, gone on, nutso about

Ant:

indifferent

5)

it was a mad dash to get ready

Syn:

frenzied, frantic, frenetic, feverish, wild, hectic, manic

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