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