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