maniacal
Beyond all reason
Maniacal describes behavior suggesting madness or wild frenzy.
A maniacal laugh is unhinged and unsettling.
Maniacal energy or maniacal devotion suggests intensity beyond normal limits, as if driven by obsession rather than reason.
The word implies something uncontrolled and slightly frightening: He worked at a maniacal pace.
Harsh, shrill laugh
- villainousExtremely wicked or criminal
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- diabolicalExtremely wicked or cruel
- evilProfound moral wickedness
wicked · fiendish · cackling · chilling · spine-tingling · mad scientist · ghoulish · macabre
Violent mental agitation
- rampageViolent, destructive outburst
- berserkWildly, violently uncontrolled
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
- uncontrolledLacking any regulation
chaotic · frantic · delirious · fevered · agitated · turbulent · riotous · violent
Gripped by fixation
- compulsiveUnable to stop oneself
- fixatedObsessively attached or focused
- fanaticalExtremely and uncritically devoted
- zealousPassionately eager and active
single-minded · consumed · relentless · unrelenting · driven · possessed · fervent · intense
cackle
Harsh, shrill laugh
- villainousExtremely wicked or criminal
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- diabolicalExtremely wicked or cruel
evil · wicked · fiendish · cackling · chilling · spine-tingling · mad scientist · ghoulish · macabre · unhinged
frenzy
Violent mental agitation
- rampageViolent, destructive outburst
- berserkWildly, violently uncontrolled
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
uncontrolled · chaotic · frantic · delirious · fevered · agitated · turbulent · riotous · violent · explosive
obsessed
Gripped by fixation
- compulsiveUnable to stop oneself
- fixatedObsessively attached or focused
- fanaticalExtremely and uncritically devoted
zealous · single-minded · consumed · relentless · unrelenting · driven · possessed · fervent · intense · dogged
maniacalsane
Mentally healthy, clearheaded
rational · lucid · sound · balanced · reasonable
maniacalcalm
Free from agitation
composed · measured · controlled · restrained · collected
maniacalserene
Untroubled and composed
peaceful · equanimous · dispassionate · detached · unexcitable
- sex maniacOne obsessed with intercourse
- maniacal laughUnhinged vocal outburst
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