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