😡 Angry 🧠 Insane 🤪 Wildly excited 🙃 Very foolish 🔥 Extremely

mad

23 7.4

People use it before a word to add strong emphasis

adverb
/mæd/

Informal

: muy

This new song is mad catchy and makes me want to dance.

But now she's giving me She's giving off mad sketchy vibes.

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Examples

And they're the ones, you know, Yo, mad, mad respect to them.
And I'm going to have to give mad love to Courtney for this one.
We're going to kick it way back mad this Monday style.
Cheers, it makes me mad how good it is.
I said, yo, Lashawna, mad mad respect.
That's why I spend mad dough on bacon, egg and cheese.
I think this pizza is mad delicious; I can't stop eating it.
Her performance was mad impressive, and everyone in the audience loved it.

Synonyms

crazy

vsmad

Informal

174 7.0

To a very high degree when used before an adjective or verb

is a general informal intensifier with slightly less extreme force

Antonyms

slightly

880 1.0

A little, not very much

moderately

44 2.8

To some degree but not very much

Idioms

like mad

Informal

13 8.1

Act very quickly and with great effort

raving mad

Informal

7 7.2

Acting or speaking in a wild, not sensible way

mad about

3 3.5

Very excited about someone or something you like a lot

mad as a wet hen

Informal

1 9.8

Very angry or upset

boiling mad

Informal

1 4.8

Feeling very angry

mad as a meat axe

Archaic

1 9.9

Very angry and acting without thinking

out of Mad Max

1 9.9

Very chaotic and dangerous like scenes from the Mad Max films

mad with excitement

1 5.3

Very excited and unable to stay calm

mad as a cut snake

Australian

1 9.9

Feeling extremely angry and acting wildly

mad enough to chew nails

Archaic

1 9.9

Very angry and ready to do something extreme

rip-snorting mad

Informal

1 9.5

Being very angry and hard to calm

as fierce as a mad dog

Informal

9.1

Very angry and ready to attack

mad as a mongoose

Informal

9.9

Very angry and unable to stay calm

mad as hops

Archaic

9.9

Feeling very angry and showing it

to get glad in the same pants one got mad in

Informal

9.9

To stop being angry and be happy again without changing anything

Compounds

mad dog

Offensive

21 7.9

A person who acts violently and without control

mad cow disease

Specialized

19 3.8

A deadly disease of cows that damages the brain and can make people sick if they eat the meat

mad money

3 6.7

A small amount of money kept for treats or unplanned fun

mad apple

Archaic

1 9.9

A large purple vegetable with shiny skin that you cook and eat

mad-dog skullcap

Archaic

1 9.9

A North American herb of the mint family once used to treat seizures and nervous problems

mad woman's custard

Archaic

9.9

A very messy, confused mix of things in one place

mad-dog weed

Archaic

9.9

An American mint plant that makes a sticky substance once used to ease muscle spasms

How Intense

extremely

∞ 1.0

mad

Informal

23 7.4

really

∞ 1.0

quite

∞ 1.0

somewhat

811 2.0

a little

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

mad positive

Etymology

Mad used as an adverb in phrases like 'mad fast' is a modern, informal use. A helpful way to remember it is to think of 'mad' as 'so much it's crazy', so it simply means 'very' or 'extremely'.