insane

Examples

• All

• You know, it's, it's insane the way we treat our planet.

• The lack of affordable housing is insane in LA, guys.

• I mean, do you realize how insane you sound?

  Werewolf Cabal (2022)

• Okay, this whole thing is insane.

  Buck Southworth: U.S. Air Force Flight Crew (2021)

• So I thought it was insane that Julie, our boss, insisted on keeping the store open.

  Fiction book (1999)

• You're keeping an insane schedule seven days a week.

• I wrote about navigating our insane healthcare system.

• "Engaging in this is not just irresponsible, it is insane," he said.

  Academic text (1990)

• "Cars were whizzing by, and she knew this was insane behavior, but she was feverish with anger."

  Fiction book (1999)

• It was insane to think that he could finish the project in one day.

Synonyms

A

absurd

vsinsane

288 4.4

So silly or unreasonable that it makes no sense

focuses more on reckless, foolish action rather than pure illogic

M

mad

vsinsane

• Informal

234 3.3

Very foolish and not sensible

is about extreme recklessness and lack of sensible judgment

D

deranged

vsinsane

• Offensive

77 7.6

Not able to think or act in a normal, reasonable way

is about extreme foolishness or recklessness rather than clinical illness

N

nutty

vsinsane

• Informal

55 7.2

Being a little crazy in a funny or strange way

is more severe, indicating extreme foolishness or recklessness

M

maniacal

vsinsane

19 8.6

Very wild and out of control, seeming crazy

is less about frenzy and more about foolish, reckless choices

H

harebrained

vsinsane

• Informal

10 8.5

An idea or plan that is very foolish and not well thought out

is broader, covering reckless behaviour as well as bad ideas

R

raving mad

vsinsane

• Informal

7 7.2

Acting or speaking in a wild, not sensible way

is similarly extreme but centers on foolishness and poor judgment

C

crazed

vsinsane

1 5.0

Acting in a wild and uncontrolled way

emphasizes foolishness and poor judgment rather than only wild action

H

half-crazed

vsinsane

1 7.8

Very frightened or upset and not thinking clearly

is more absolute, describing full lack of sensible judgment

N

nutty as a fruitcake

vsinsane

• Informal

1 9.0

Very strange and silly in a way that seems crazy

is a direct, non-colourful term for dangerous foolishness or recklessness

I

insane in the membrane

vsinsane

• Slang

1 9.8

Acting or feeling very silly and not thinking clearly, often as a joke

is a straightforward description of genuine reckless or unreasonable actions

C

cracked

vsinsane

• Offensive

7.4

Someone who acts a little crazy

is stronger, describing truly reckless or unreasonable behaviour

N

nuts

vsinsane

• Offensive

8.6

Very crazy or doing things that show bad judgment

is a more formal description of extreme foolish or reckless acts

B

bonkers

vsinsane

• Informal

8.0

Acting or feeling very strange

is a more neutral label for extreme foolish or reckless conduct

M

meshugga

vsinsane

• Slang

9.9

Acting very silly and not thinking clearly

casts the same idea more formally as extreme foolishness and recklessness

M

meshugana

vsinsane

• Offensive

9.9

Very silly or clearly crazy

is the less slangy description focusing on reckless poor judgment

O

off one's nut

vsinsane

• Offensive

9.9

Acting in a very strange and not sensible way

is a more general term for extreme foolishness and lack of sense

Antonyms

R

rational

382 3.8

Based on clear thinking and facts rather than emotion

S

sensible

201 2.7

Showing good judgment and making practical choices

Idioms

I

insane in the membrane

• Slang

1 9.8

Acting or feeling very silly and not thinking clearly, often as a joke

Compounds

I

insane asylum

• Slur

13 9.9

A hospital for people with serious mental health problems, now an old and offensive word

How Foolish

insane

• Offensive

184 4.1

reckless

193 3.6

unreasonable

125 3.0

foolish

505 1.3

silly

976 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology