madmen
Those who rave
Madmen is the plural of madman—a person who is insane or behaves with wild recklessness.
The term appears in contexts ranging from clinical to hyperbolic: The asylum housed dangerous madmen versus These madmen are driving like there's no tomorrow.
The word suggests male subjects, though it has been used generically.
Deranged or irrational person
- derangedMentally disturbed, irrational
- dementedSeverely mentally disturbed
- unhingedMentally or emotionally unstable
- psychoticSuffering reality-detachment
manic · delusional · raving · frenzied · asylum · bedlam · paranoia · hallucinations
Those who seek thrills recklessly
- thrill-seekersThose pursuing intense excitement
- gamblersThose who bet
- hotheadsImpetuous, easily angered people
- kamikazesSelf-sacrificing attack pilots
fanatics · zealots · extremists · desperados · wild cards · loose cannons · foolhardy · impulsive
Frenzied Norse warriors
- VikingsMedieval Scandinavian seafarers
- assassinsKillers of important people
- zealotsFanatical cause followers
- flagellantsThose who whip themselves
oracles · dervishes · prophets · visionaries · hermits · mystics · fanatics · cultists
- advertisingPaid promotional communication
- 1960sDecade after the fifties
- Madison AvenueAdvertising industry synecdoche
- AMCTheater chain initials
smoking · cocktails · pitch meeting · creative director · copywriter · account executive · retro · period drama
Unconventional people
- visionariesThose who anticipate change
- geniusesExceptionally gifted intellects
- mavericksUnorthodox, independent-minded people
- iconoclastsAttackers of cherished beliefs
nonconformists · bohemians · outsiders · provocateurs · avant-garde · surrealists · Dadaists · beatniks
lunatic
Deranged or irrational person
- derangedMentally disturbed, irrational
- dementedSeverely mentally disturbed
- unhingedMentally or emotionally unstable
psychotic · manic · delusional · raving · frenzied · asylum · bedlam · paranoia · hallucinations · delusions
daredevils
Those who seek thrills recklessly
- thrill-seekersThose pursuing intense excitement
- gamblersThose who bet
- hotheadsImpetuous, easily angered people
kamikazes · fanatics · zealots · extremists · desperados · wild cards · loose cannons · foolhardy · impulsive · audacious
berserkers
Frenzied Norse warriors
- VikingsMedieval Scandinavian seafarers
- assassinsKillers of important people
- zealotsFanatical cause followers
flagellants · oracles · dervishes · prophets · visionaries · hermits · mystics · fanatics · cultists · anarchists
Don Draper
- advertisingPaid promotional communication
- 1960sDecade after the fifties
- Madison AvenueAdvertising industry synecdoche
AMC · smoking · cocktails · pitch meeting · creative director · copywriter · account executive · retro · period drama
eccentrics
Unconventional people
- visionariesThose who anticipate change
- geniusesExceptionally gifted intellects
- mavericksUnorthodox, independent-minded people
iconoclasts · nonconformists · bohemians · outsiders · provocateurs · avant-garde · surrealists · Dadaists · beatniks · unorthodox
- character typesprotagonist, hero, antagonist, villain, heroes
- outcastsoutcast, pariah, pariahs, outcasts, outlaws
madmenpragmatists
Those valuing practical results
calculators · cool heads · realists · moderates · philosophers
madmenconformists
Those obeying social norms
pillars of society · squares · traditionalists · ordinary folk