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