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mad
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- pronunciation:
- maed
- phrases:
- like mad, mad as a hatter
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
madder, maddest |
| definition 1: |
not of sound mind; temporarily deranged; insane, irrational, or maddened.
- synonyms:
- crazy, demented, deranged, insane, irrational, lunatic, maddened, non compos mentis
- antonyms:
- sane
- similar words:
- around the bend, batty, berserk, buggy, cracked, crazed, cuckoo, distraught, dotty, loco, loony, maniacal, mental, screwy, touched, unbalanced, unhinged, wacky
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| definition 2: |
angry; irate.
- synonyms:
- angry, enraged, fuming, furious, incensed, infuriated, irate, riled
- antonyms:
- unruffled
- similar words:
- beside oneself, galled, indignant, maddened, miffed, raging, sore, wrathful, wroth
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| definition 3: |
suffering from rabies.
a mad dog- synonyms:
- rabid
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| definition 4: |
turbulent, confused, or frantic.
a mad rush for the goal line- synonyms:
- disorderly, frantic, madcap, unruly, wild
- similar words:
- confused, harum-scarum, impulsive, reckless, turbulent, undisciplined
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| definition 5: |
passionately fond of.
mad about opera- synonyms:
- crazy, fanatical, nutty, passionate, wild
- similar words:
- ardent, avid, devoted, enthusiastic, fervent, fond, zealous
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| definition 6: |
imprudent or unrealistic; foolish.
a mad scheme for making money- synonyms:
- crazy, daft, foolish, half-baked, ill-considered, imprudent, inept, injudicious, insane, unrealistic, unwise, witless
- antonyms:
- sensible
- similar words:
- crackpot, dotty, foolhardy, ill-advised, ill-conceived, impractical, rash, senseless, unsound, wild
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| related words: |
crazy, cross, delirious, demented, desperate, furious, irate, maniac, quixotic, savage, sick, violent |
adverb + (adj.)mad
downright, fucking, plenty, raving, stark, utterly
(adj.)mad
+ noun
ambition,
ballroom,
bomber,
bully,
comic,
cow,
crush,
dash,
disease,
dog,
dope,
frenzy,
fury,
genius,
grief,
hatter,
heck,
hell,
hen,
hermit,
hornet,
housewife,
insanity,
jealousy,
jumble,
jumper,
knob,
lib,
madness,
magazine,
murderer,
parody,
parrot,
prophet,
rage,
rush,
satire,
scare,
scientist,
sheep,
skier,
whirl
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| phrase: |
like mad, mad as a hatter |
| derivation: |
maddish (adj.) |
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