mad

Lost your marbles

Mad means insane or mentally disturbed, though this sense now sounds old-fashioned or clinical: a mad scientist, go mad with grief.

More commonly, mad means angry: She was mad at him for forgetting.

Mad also expresses enthusiasm or obsession: mad about jazz, mad for chocolate.

In British slang, mad can mean wild or reckless: It was a mad night out.

The intensifier mad means extremely: mad talented, mad expensive—common in youth slang, especially in New York. (Capitalized MAD may refer to the magazine or the Cold War doctrine.)

insane

crazy

Mentally unhinged

demented · psychotic · manic · delirious · delusional · paranoid · unbalanced · disturbed · crazed · touched

rage

fury

Intense violent anger

  • wrathFierce, punishing anger
  • angerIntense hostile emotion
  • ireIntense fury

temper · outburst · tantrum · fit · explosion · berserk · rampage · tirade · frenzy · blowup

angry

furious

Extremely angry

  • enragedExtremely, intensely provoked
  • lividExtremely angry or discolored
  • fumingExtremely angry, visibly so

seething · incensed · irate · infuriated · outraged · wrathful · indignant · resentful · exasperated · irritated

passionate

infatuated

Consumed by shallow ardor

fanatical · devoted · ardent · fervent · head over heels · smitten · enthusiastic · keen · avid · zealous

chaotic

frenzied

Wildly out of control

  • franticWildly anxious or desperate
  • hecticIntensely busy, almost overwhelming
  • wildNot domesticated or controlled

feverish · pandemonium · bedlam · mayhem · scramble · whirlwind · helter-skelter · harebrained · reckless · rash

intensifier

very

To high degree

incredibly · totally

Categories
Opposites
mental state/sanity

madsane

Mentally healthy, clearheaded

rational · sensible · sound · lucid · balanced

emotional state/anger

madcalm

Free from agitation

pleased · happy · delighted · content · unruffled

enthusiasm/passion

madindifferent

Lacking interest or concern

apathetic · unenthusiastic · disinterested · uninterested · disenchanted

Phrases
Family

made, madness, homemade, madly, handmade, madman, remade, madcap, maddening

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G