madman
One without sanity
A madman is a person who is insane or behaves in a wild, reckless manner.
The term can be clinical or colloquial: The madman was finally apprehended after a week-long manhunt.
Often it describes someone acting with extreme abandon rather than actual mental illness: He drove like a madman, Some madman bought the company for twice what it was worth.
Deranged or irrational person
- maniacViolently deranged person
- psychoticSuffering reality-detachment
- derangedMentally disturbed, irrational
- dementedSeverely mentally disturbed
crazed · unhinged · delusional · paranoid · disturbed · unstable · irrational · psychopath
Reckless risk-taker
- foolhardyRecklessly bold
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
dangerous · unhinged · unpredictable · erratic · careless · thrill-seeker · hothead · kamikaze
Person of rare brilliance
- eccentricUnconventional in character
- innovatorCreator of new methods
- dreamerOne given to fantasies
- prophetDivinely inspired messenger
maverick · revolutionary · unconventional · misunderstood · inventor · trailblazer · iconoclast · radical
Wildly, violently uncontrolled
- rampageViolent, destructive outburst
- frenzyViolent mental agitation
- franticWildly anxious or desperate
- hystericalEmotionally out of control
rabid · furious · violent · agitated · explosive · uncontrolled · wild-eyed · raving
Cruel, absolute ruler
- dictatorRuler with total control
- megalomaniacOne with grandiose self-image
- monsterFrightening imaginary creature
- fiendCruel person or enthusiast
psychopath · murderer · killer · evil · diabolical · sinister · Frankenstein · despot
lunatic
Deranged or irrational person
- maniacViolently deranged person
- psychoticSuffering reality-detachment
- derangedMentally disturbed, irrational
demented · crazed · unhinged · delusional · paranoid · disturbed · unstable · irrational · psychopath · neurotic
daredevil
Reckless risk-taker
wild · dangerous · unhinged · unpredictable · erratic · careless · thrill-seeker · hothead · kamikaze · audacious
genius
Person of rare brilliance
prophet · maverick · revolutionary · unconventional · misunderstood · inventor · trailblazer · iconoclast · radical · unorthodox
berserk
Wildly, violently uncontrolled
- rampageViolent, destructive outburst
- frenzyViolent mental agitation
- franticWildly anxious or desperate
hysterical · rabid · furious · violent · agitated · explosive · uncontrolled · wild-eyed · raving · raging
tyrant
Cruel, absolute ruler
- dictatorRuler with total control
- megalomaniacOne with grandiose self-image
- monsterFrightening imaginary creature
fiend · psychopath · murderer · killer · evil · diabolical · sinister · Frankenstein · despot · sadist
- stock charactersvillain, sidekick, hero, damsel in distress, fool
- archetypeshero, villain, trickster, mentor, mother
- insanityinsane, crazy, lunatic, insanity, lunacy
- wild mensasquatch, yeti, wildling, wild child, feral child
- oddballsoddball, eccentric, weirdo, freak, misfit
- literary archetypestragic hero, antihero, heroine, villain, noble savage
madmansound mind
Mental clarity and stability
sage · wise man · philosopher · thinker · intellectual
madmanpillar of the community
Respected local leader
conformist · voice of reason · elder statesman · solid citizen · square