mad

The word “mad” has 1 syllable: mad.

It's pronounced as /mæd/.


What is synonym and antonym for mad?

In the thesaurus, “mad” has 53 synonyms and 43 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for mad along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for mad

  • absurd
  • anger
  • angered
  • angry
  • annoy
  • ballistic
  • crazed
  • crazy
  • delirious
  • demented
  • deranged
  • enrage
  • enraged
  • fierce
  • foolhardy
  • foolish
  • frantic
  • frenzied
  • furious
  • fury
  • gaga
  • idiotic
  • indignant
  • indignation
  • infuriate
  • infuriated
  • insane
  • intense
  • intensive
  • irate
  • irrational
  • kooky
  • lunatic
  • madness
  • maniac
  • maniacal
  • mental
  • mood
  • nuts
  • nutty
  • outrage
  • outraged
  • paranoid
  • preposterous
  • psychotic
  • rage
  • reckless
  • silly
  • stupid
  • unwise
  • wild
  • wrath
  • wrathfulness

Antonyms for mad

  • accepting
  • agreeable
  • amenable
  • at peace
  • balanced
  • bright
  • calm
  • cheerful
  • clear
  • clever
  • collected
  • complaisant
  • composed
  • delight
  • delighted
  • flattered
  • forgiving
  • friendly
  • gratify
  • happy
  • indifferent
  • intelligent
  • judicious
  • moderate
  • normal
  • peaceful
  • placid
  • please
  • pleased
  • pleasure
  • prudent
  • quiet
  • rational
  • reasonable
  • relieve
  • sane
  • sensible
  • serene
  • smart
  • sound
  • tranquil
  • undisturbed
  • wise

Meanings of mad

  • verb
    1. To be or become mad.
    2. To madden, to anger, to frustrate.
  • adjective
    1. Insane; crazy, mentally deranged.
    2. (chiefly US; informal in UK) Angry, annoyed.
    3. Bizarre; incredible.
    4. Wildly confused or excited.
    5. Extremely foolish or unwise; irrational; imprudent.
    6. (usually with for or about) Extremely enthusiastic about; crazy about; infatuated with; overcome with desire for.
    7. (of animals) Abnormally ferocious or furious; or, rabid, affected with rabies.
    8. (chiefly Northeastern US) Intensifier, signifies an abundance or high quality of a thing; very, much or many.
    9. (of a compass needle) Having impaired polarity.
  • adverb
    1. Intensifier; to a large degree; extremely; exceedingly; very; unbelievably.

Example Sentences

  • She was mad at herself for forgetting the important meeting.
  • The mix-up with the reservations left the customers feeling mad and disappointed.
  • When she discovered the broken vase, she became mad at her mischievous cat.
  • The dog went mad with excitement when its owner returned home.
  • Losing the game in the final moments left the team and their fans feeling mad and defeated.

On this page you'll find 96 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to mad, such as: absurd, accepting, agreeable, amenable, anger, angered, angry.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

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absurd

  • bizarre
  • crazy
  • fantastical
  • foolish
  • goofy
  • idiotic
  • illogical
  • insane
  • irrational
  • laughable
  • ludicrous
  • lunatic
  • mad
  • nonsensical
  • pathetic
  • preposterous
  • ridiculous
  • silly
  • stupid
  • unreal
  • unreasonable
  • wacky

absurdity

  • craziness
  • farce
  • folly
  • foolishness
  • idiocy
  • insanity
  • madness
  • silliness
  • simplicity
  • stupidity

absurdness

  • absurdity
  • bunk
  • craziness
  • folly
  • foolishness
  • idiocy
  • inanity
  • indiscretion
  • insanity
  • irrationality
  • irresponsibility
  • lunacy
  • madness
  • rubbish
  • senselessness
  • silliness
  • stupidity
  • witlessness

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