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insane

/ɪnˈseɪn/adjective2 syllables

Insane means: afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement.

Synonyms for insane36

adjective, as in afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement

balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kooky, kookie
and 10 more, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, around the bend, wacky, whacky, brainsick

adjective, as in very foolish

harebrained, mad, foolish

also used for insane

5150, bananas, barking, barking mad, buggish, bughouse, batchy, batpoop, bread baskets

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Opposites of insane

What does insane mean?2

adjective

1

afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement“was declared insane”

2

very foolish“harebrained ideas”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with insane?60

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All 60 rhymes for insane, grouped by syllable

Insane in a sentence

  • People infected with the virus are homicidal, insane.Nuel
  • Tell the truth in a hypocritical, mendacious world, and you'll be taken for insane.rul
  • The closer an empire is to collapsing, the more insane its laws are.Ooneykcall
  • Everyone is insane, each in their own way.mailohilohi
  • No one dances sober, unless he is insane.Scott
  • To cite usage against rule, in a constructed language, is insane.sacredceltic
  • In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.inastar
  • As a result of the blow, he became insane._undertoad

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Forms of insane

as a adjective

comparative
insaner
superlative
insanest