bedlam Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- meshuga
- meshuggah
- cuckoo
- haywire
- irrational
- loco
- barmy
- daft
- daffy
- paranoidal
- screwy
- crackbrained
- frantic
- eccentric
- depressed
- nutty
- brainsick
- kooky
- hysteric
- unreasonable
- certifiable
- psycho
- wacko
- moonstruck
- meshugge
- out-to-lunch
- batty
- cracked
- strange
- disturbed
- ballistic
- unbalanced
- unhinged
- around-the-bend
- whacky
- demented
- bonkers
- paranoid
- odd
- bats
- looney-tunes
- non-compos-mentis
- meshugah
- looney
- loony-tunes
- wacky
- scatty
- balmy
- whacko
- loony
- crackpot
- crazed
- foolish
- deranged
- bughouse
Weak:
- fey
- obsessive-compulsive
- off-one-s-rocker
- wigged-out
- loopy
- tetched
- neurotic
- bananas
- queer
- potty
- fruity
- crackers
- amuck
- wud
- paranoic
- kookie
- amok
- off
- frenzied
- pixilated
- disordered
- senseless
- distraught
- berserk
- hysterical
- ape
- off-one-s-gourd
- paranoiac
- delusionary
- monomaniacal
- monomaniac
- schizophrenic
- schizoid
- sociopathic
- out-of-one-s-mind
- dotty
- nuclear
- touched
- delusional
- teched
- pixillated
- cranky
- out-of-one-s-head
- off-one-s-head
- witless
- unsound
- aberrant
- delirious
- distracted
- obsessed
- raving
- oddball
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, lunatic, gaga, nuts, crazy,psychotic, maniacal, maniac, mental
sane, reasonable, clear, reasonable, normal, balanced, rational, sound, normal, 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.
