around the bend

ADJECTIVE

gaga

Synonyms

STRONGEST

batty distraught

WEAK

bizarre brainsick cracked crazed crazy crazy as a loon cuckoo daft demented deranged disordered dotty fatuous frenzied idiotic impractical irrational irresponsible loony lunatic mad

ADJECTIVE

loco

Synonyms

WEAK

batty bizarre brainsick cracked crazed crazy crazy as a loon cuckoo daft demented deranged disordered distraught dotty fatuous frenzied idiotic impractical irrational irresponsible loony lunatic mad mad as a hatter maniac maniacal moonstruck not all there nuts nutty nutty as a fruitcake of unsound mind off off one's rocker out of one's mind paranoid preposterous psychopathic psychotic rabid raging raving screwy senseless sick in the head stark raving mad touched unbalanced unhinged unsettled unsound wild wrong

ADJECTIVE

moonstruck

Synonyms

WEAK

batty bizarre brainsick cracked crazed crazy crazy as a loon cuckoo daft demented deranged disordered distraught dotty fatuous frenzied idiotic impractical irrational irresponsible loony lunatic mad mad as a hatter maniac maniacal not all there nuts nutty nutty as a fruitcake of unsound mind off off one's rocker out of one's mind paranoid preposterous psychopathic psychotic rabid raging raving screwy senseless sick in the head stark raving mad touched unbalanced unhinged unsettled unsound wild wrong

ADJECTIVE

out of one's mind

Synonyms

WEAK

bananas crazy cuckoo daffy deranged insane off one's head off one's rocker out of one's head out of one's tree unstable

Example Sentences

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Reid doesn’t rely only on supply-and-demand models to forecast what’s around the bend.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Apple’s stock has had a rough start to the year, but one analyst sees good news around the bend.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 9, 2026

It was seen coming around the bend in Canute Road, Southampton, on Saturday morning before arriving - and parallel parking - at the aviation museum.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2023

In Kim’s documentary, Hong appears around the bend and Choi stands up to take her in.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2023

Ralph crawled down around the bend to the toe of the boot, where he sat brooding in the dusty, musty dark.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary

around the bend

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