bedlam Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- cracked
- deranged
- around-the-bend
- cuckoo
- unreasonable
- wacko
- psycho
- paranoid
- certifiable
- frantic
- balmy
- loco
- unbalanced
- brainsick
- strange
- wacky
- nutty
- kooky
- meshuggah
- haywire
- ballistic
- irrational
- batty
- barmy
- loony-tunes
- foolish
- hysteric
- paranoidal
- crackbrained
- whacko
- daffy
- eccentric
- meshugge
- screwy
- depressed
- crazed
- bughouse
- meshuga
- unhinged
- looney
- loony
- moonstruck
- demented
- looney-tunes
- out-to-lunch
- meshugah
- non-compos-mentis
- crackpot
- bats
- odd
- whacky
- scatty
- daft
- bonkers
- disturbed
Weak:
- amuck
- distraught
- dotty
- witless
- teched
- paranoic
- out-of-one-s-head
- paranoiac
- ape
- disordered
- out-of-one-s-mind
- off
- obsessive-compulsive
- queer
- off-one-s-gourd
- hysterical
- touched
- senseless
- delusional
- distracted
- raving
- fey
- off-one-s-head
- bananas
- fruity
- pixilated
- potty
- aberrant
- kookie
- wud
- frenzied
- berserk
- sociopathic
- pixillated
- neurotic
- off-one-s-rocker
- wigged-out
- loopy
- schizoid
- tetched
- delirious
- delusionary
- oddball
- amok
- monomaniac
- schizophrenic
- crackers
- obsessed
- monomaniacal
- cranky
- nuclear
- unsound
bedlam Meaning
bedlam (n)
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
pejorative terms for an insane asylum
bedlam (n.)
A place appropriated to the confinement and care of the insane; a madhouse.
An insane person; a lunatic; a madman.
Any place where uproar and confusion prevail.
bedlam (a.)
Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse.
bedlam Sentence Examples
- The school hallways were a bedlam of children chattering and scurrying about.
- The construction site was a bedlam of noise, with heavy machinery rumbling and workers shouting instructions.
- The city streets were a bedlam of traffic during rush hour.
- The party quickly descended into a bedlam of dancing, music, and laughter.
- The marketplace was a bedlam of vendors hawking their wares and customers bargaining over prices.
- The animal shelter was a bedlam of barking dogs, meowing cats, and screeching parrots.
- The airport terminal was a bedlam of travelers rushing to their gates.
- The hospital waiting room was a bedlam of anxious family members and the constant beeping of medical equipment.
- The battlefield was a bedlam of gunfire, explosions, and screams of pain.
- The stock market was a bedlam of traders yelling and waving their arms as they bought and sold stocks.
FAQs About the word bedlam
a state of extreme confusion and disorder, pejorative terms for an insane asylumA place appropriated to the confinement and care of the insane; a madhouse., An
insane, mad, crazy, mental, nuts, lunatic, gaga, maniacal, maniac,psychotic
sound, rational, normal, reasonable, balanced, reasonable, rational, normal, sane, sane
The school hallways were a bedlam of children chattering and scurrying about.
The construction site was a bedlam of noise, with heavy machinery rumbling and workers shouting instructions.
The city streets were a bedlam of traffic during rush hour.
The party quickly descended into a bedlam of dancing, music, and laughter.
