insane
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7.9
- adjective
- /ɪnˈseɪn/
- Slang
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- Her skills on the guitar are insane, making her one of the best musicians around.
- just insane
- absolutely insane
- totally insane
I know they look insane but also so cool.
- I know they look insane but also so cool.
- So let's imagine a world where we have just insane AI with VR.
- I think it's one of the most insane interviews I've ever seen.
- Someone who has seen fucking insane growth is Sam Sulik.
- They're literally giving away the most insane prizes you will ever see.
- I go from insane, busy, efficient to then insane open creative.
Examples
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But when you watch it play, it is insane how fast it plays.
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But like, good Lord, that's the most insane history I've ever seen.
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I know they look insane but also so cool.
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Just look at how insane the production is on these plants.
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This is the most insane one ever and I need it.
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This is literally the most insane editing spot ever.
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And this is just the most insane plant I've ever seen.
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I think it's one of the most insane interviews I've ever seen.
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They're literally giving away the most insane prizes you will ever see.
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"I'm not negative; this is insane!" Gail sat back in her chair.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
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3.5
Very surprising or hard to believe
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3.8
Very unusual or much greater than usual
To a very high degree when used before an adjective or verb
Very strange and exciting in a wild way
Antonyms
Idioms
- Slang
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9.8
Acting or feeling very silly and not thinking clearly, often as a joke
Compounds
- Slur
13
9.9
A hospital for people with serious mental health problems, now an old and offensive word
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Insane comes from the Latin parts in- 'not' and sanus 'healthy', and it is now also used in slang to mean 'extremely impressive' or 'amazing'. A helpful way to remember this slang is to think 'beyond normal', because the idea of 'not healthy' stretched into meaning 'so extreme' that people use it for things that amaze them.