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mad

/ˈmæd/adjective1 syllable

Mad means: affected with madness or insanity.

Synonyms for mad33

adjective, as in affected with madness or insanity

brainsick, crazy, demented, disturbed, sick, unbalanced, unhinged, insane

adjective, as in marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion

delirious, excited, frantic, unrestrained, wild

adjective, as in roused to anger

huffy, sore, angry

adjective, as in very foolish

harebrained, insane, foolish

also used for mad

5150, bananas, barking, barking mad, buggish, buggy, bughouse, barmy, batchy, batpoop, agitated, annoyed, apoplectic, bad-tempered, berserk

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What does mad mean?4

adjective

1

affected with madness or insanity“a man who had gone mad”

2

marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion“a crowd of delirious baseball fans”

3

roused to anger“stayed huffy a good while”

4

very foolish“harebrained ideas”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with mad?18

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Mad in a sentence

  • Reynolds' blood pressure is dangerously high, especially when he's mad.papabear
  • When you're mad, count to ten before speaking.crnel727
  • When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.Dejo
  • You're not mad at me anymore, are you?CK
  • I guess you're still pretty mad at me, aren't you?CK
  • The sergeant was the first who went mad, while the lieutenant simply hanged himself.maaster
  • He plays too much pachinko, so his wife is mad at him.Alska
  • Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad.Hybrid

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Forms of mad

as a adjective

comparative
madder
superlative
maddest