insane (Meaning)
insane (a)
afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
insane (s)
very foolish
insane (a.)
Exhibiting unsoundness or disorded of mind; not sane; mad; deranged in mind; delirious; distracted. See Insanity, 2.
Used by, or appropriated to, insane persons; as, an insane hospital.
Causing insanity or madness.
Characterized by insanity or the utmost folly; chimerical; unpractical; as, an insane plan, attempt, etc.
Synonyms & Antonyms of insane
Synonyms:
- deranged
- bughouse
- demented
- eccentric
- disturbed
- looney
- depressed
- foolish
- moonstruck
- unsound
- psycho
- kookie
- screwy
- cracked
- out to lunch
- unreasonable
- obsessed
- crackpot
- barmy
- bonkers
- kooky
- crazed
- cuckoo
- loony tunes
- loco
- loony
- certifiable
- meshuga
- around the bend
- non compos mentis
- nutty
- paranoidal
- daft
- crackbrained
- ballistic
- daffy
- unbalanced
- batty
- wacky
- unhinged
- bedlam
- odd
- strange
- brainsick
- whacky
- irrational
- whacko
- haywire
- wacko
- scatty
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- pixilated
- neurotic
- meshugge
- disordered
- hysteric
- schizoid
- balmy
- witless
- potty
- cranky
- sociopathic
- berserk
- ape
- meshuggah
- crackers
- delusional
- off
- distraught
- fixated
- amok
- amuck
- oddball
- bats
- raving
- loopy
- aberrant
- monomaniac
- fruity
- paranoiac
- schizophrenic
- wud
- obsessive-compulsive
- delusionary
- pixillated
- out of one's head
- meshugah
- off one's rocker
- dotty
- frantic
- looney tunes
- tetched
- frenzied
- distracted
- senseless
- off one's head
- delirious
- fey
- off one's gourd
- out of one's mind
- paranoic
- wigged-out
- nuclear
- hysterical
- queer
- touched
- teched
- monomaniacal
Antonyms:
insane Sentence Examples
- The asylum's walls echo with the insane laughter of its inmates.
- The killer's actions were beyond reason, deemed utterly insane.
- The cult leader's insane ramblings filled his followers with irrational fear.
- The driver's speed and reckless maneuvers made him seem insane.
- Love had driven her insane, and she clung desperately to her delusions.
- The scientist's obsession with his research had become insane, consuming his every thought.
- The haunting image of the burning building left the witness with an insane terror.
- The politician's insane promises and empty rhetoric alienated voters.
- The price of the painting was insane, reflective of its immeasurable value.
- The storm raged on, its insane fury shaking the house to its core.
FAQs About the word insane
afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement, very foolishExhibiting unsoundness or disorded of mind; not sane; mad; deranged in mind; delirious; dist
crazy, gaga,psychotic, maniacal, nuts, mental, lunatic, maniac, mad, paranoid
reasonable, clear, sane, normal, balanced, clear, rational, sound, sound, reasonable
The asylum's walls echo with the insane laughter of its inmates.
The killer's actions were beyond reason, deemed utterly insane.
The cult leader's insane ramblings filled his followers with irrational fear.
The driver's speed and reckless maneuvers made him seem insane.
