insane

Examples

• All

• The doctor said that the patient's behavior was indicative of severe mental disturbance and described him as insane.

• We can hold even an insane person legally liable for their actions.

  Academic text (2006)

• How did this mom pull off such an insane lie?

• And when I mean insane I mean like World War three.

• One, your budget is insane and two, you are insane.

• And that woman ends up driving you insane, right?

  Stephan Speaks

• This man is clearly insane!

  Small Apartments (2012)

• This man is completely insane!

  The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

• Guys, just tell me, am I insane for liking the golf dad look?

  Freddy My Love

• Why does Aguirre end up alone and insane on the raft at the end of the film?

  Academic text (1993)

Synonyms

C

crazy

vsinsane

• Offensive

∞ 4.1

Mentally ill and unable to think or behave in a normal way

is broader and also covers foolish or irrational acts without clinical label

P

psychotic

vsinsane

• Specialized

167 8.4

Not in touch with reality and may see or hear things that are not there

is less technical and covers severe irrational or foolish acts

M

mentally ill

vsinsane

• Vulgar

77 3.4

Having a serious problem with thinking, feeling, or behaving because of a brain condition

is broader and also covers extreme foolish or irrational acts

D

deranged

vsinsane

• Offensive

77 7.6

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

is broader and can also mean extreme foolishness rather than illness

N

nutty

vsinsane

• Informal

55 7.2

Being a little crazy in a funny or strange way

is stronger and may describe severe irrationality or clinical problems

U

unhinged

vsinsane

• Offensive

27 7.8

A person who is not thinking or acting in a normal and safe way

is more general and can include extreme irrational or foolish acts

M

maniacal

vsinsane

19 8.6

Very wild and out of control, seeming crazy

is broader and can include nonviolent extreme foolish or irrational acts

R

raving mad

vsinsane

• Informal

7 7.2

Acting or speaking in a wild, not sensible way

also covers severe disorder but is used more broadly for folly

C

crazed

vsinsane

1 5.0

Acting in a wild and uncontrolled way

can also describe extreme irrationality without implying full clinical disorder

H

half-crazed

vsinsane

1 7.8

Very frightened or upset and not thinking clearly

is stronger and can imply complete severe mental derangement

N

nutty as a fruitcake

vsinsane

• Informal

1 9.0

Very strange and silly in a way that seems crazy

is more clinical or general, covering actual severe mental disorder

I

insane in the membrane

vsinsane

• Slang

1 9.8

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

is more neutral and may denote serious disorder or extreme foolishness

C

cracked

vsinsane

• Offensive

7.4

Someone who acts a little crazy

is stronger and can refer to serious disorder or extreme folly

N

nuts

vsinsane

• Offensive

8.6

Very crazy or doing things that show bad judgment

is more neutral and can include clinical severity or extreme foolishness

B

bonkers

vsinsane

• Informal

8.0

Acting or feeling very strange

is more formal and can indicate clinical illness or deep irrationality

O

off one's nut

vsinsane

• Offensive

9.9

Acting in a very strange and not sensible way

is broader and can cover both brief acts and deep disorder

Antonyms

R

rational

382 3.8

Based on clear thinking and facts rather than emotion

S

sane

119 3.2

Having a healthy mind and able to think clearly

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 Sane

sane

119 3.2

unstable

91 4.4

insane

• Slur

524 4.0

psychotic

• Specialized

167 8.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology