insane
in·sane
adj \(ˌ)in-ˈsān\Definition of INSANE
1
: mentally disordered : exhibiting insanity
2
: used by, typical of, or intended for insane persons <an insane asylum>
3
: absurd <an insane scheme for making money>
4
: extreme 1
— in·sane·ly adverb
— in·sane·ness \-ˈsān-nəs\ noun
See Examples of INSANE
- The murderer was found to be criminally insane.
- She was insane with jealousy.
- He had an insane look in his eyes.
- She likes to drive at insane speeds.
- He had this insane idea that he could get rich by selling old computers.
Origin of INSANE
Latin insanus, from in- + sanus sane
First Known Use: circa 1550
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Synonyms: balmy, barmy [chiefly British], bats, batty, bedlam, bonkers, brainsick, bughouse [slang], certifiable, crackbrained, cracked, crackers, crackpot, cranky [dialect], crazed, crazy, cuckoo, daffy, daft, demented, deranged, fruity [slang], gaga, haywire, kooky (also kookie), loco [slang], loony (also looney), loony tunes (or looney tunes), lunatic, mad, maniacal (also maniac), mental, meshuga (or meshugge also meshugah or meshuggah), moonstruck, non compos mentis, nuts, nutty, psycho, psychotic, scatty [chiefly British], screwy, unbalanced, unhinged, unsound, wacko (also whacko), wacky (also whacky), wud [chiefly Scottish], around the bend, off one's gourd, off one's head, off one's rocker, out of one's head (or mind), out to lunch [slang]
Related Words: dotty, fey, loopy, off, potty [chiefly British], teched (or tetched), touched; aberrant, delirious, delusional, delusionary, disordered, disturbed, neurotic, obsessive-compulsive, paranoiac (also paranoic), paranoid (also paranoidal), schizoid, schizophrenic, sociopathic; eccentric, odd, oddball, pixilated (also pixillated), queer, strange; foolish, senseless, witless; irrational, unreasonable; amok (or amuck), ape, ballistic, bananas, berserk, nuclear; depressed; distracted, distraught, frantic, frenzied, haywire, hysterical (also hysteric), raving, wigged-out; fixated, monomaniac, monomaniacal, obsessed
Near Antonyms: clear, lucid, rational, reasonable; judicious, sensible, wise; healthy, normal, well-adjusted; unneurotic
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