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