stark raving
Utterly, wildly mad
Stark raving is an intensifier that appears almost exclusively before *mad* or *crazy*: He's gone stark raving mad.
The phrase emphasizes complete loss of reason or control.
Used alone, it implies the missing word: She went absolutely stark raving.
Stark here means utterly or completely, and raving suggests wild, incoherent speech—together they paint a picture of total derangement.
- madUnhinged or enraged
- barking madUtterly crazy, British slang
- lunaticDeranged or irrational person
- bonkersWildly irrational, unhinged
- crazyMentally unhinged
insane · out of your mind · unhinged · frenzied · deranged · manic · wild · off the deep end · hysterical · berserk · psychotic · foaming · screaming · naked · batshit · loony · mental · nutty
- intensifiersvery, really, extremely, absolutely, incredibly
stark ravingquietly
Without making noise
subtly · inconspicuously · discreetly · imperceptibly · covertly
stark ravingstone cold sober
Entirely free of intoxication
dead calm · level-headed · compos mentis · clear-headed · in one's right mind
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