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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stupid; crazy |
| Synonyms: | absurd, asinine, bedlamite, bonkers, cracked, crackers, daffy, demented, deranged, dopey, flaky*, foolish, fried, giddy, half-baked, idiotic, in the ozone, inane, insane, lunatic, mad, mental*, nuts, nutty, off the wall, out of one's gourd, ridiculous, screwy, silly, simple, touched, unbalanced, unhinged, unsound, wacky, whacko, witless |
| Antonyms: | brainy, bright, intelligent, smart, understanding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | maniac |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is crazy, overenthusiastic |
| Synonyms: | Section 8, bedlamite, bigot, crackpot, enthusiast, fan, fanatic, fiend, flake, freak, fruitcake, kook, loon, loony, lunatic, madperson, nut*, nutcase, psycho, psychopath, schizoid, screwball, zealot |
| Notes: | a maniac is an insane person, while manic means affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | nut |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | crazy, overenthusiastic person |
| Synonyms: | bedlamite, bigot, crackpot, crank, dement, eccentric, fanatic, fiend, freak, harebrain, loony, lunatic, maniac, non compos mentis, screwball, zealot |
| Antonyms: | sane person |
| Main Entry: | nuts/nutty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mentally deranged |
| Synonyms: | absurd, batty, bedlamite, cracked, crazy, daffy, daft, demented, eccentric, enthusiastic, foolish, gung ho, harebrained, insane, irrational, keen, kooky, loony, lunatic, mad, out of one's mind, ridiculous, touched, unusual, wacky*, warm, zealous |
| Antonyms: | balanced, calm, sane, well |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | madperson |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nut |
| Synonyms: | bedlamite, crazy person, cuckoo, dement, deranged, idiot, imbecile, loon, loony, lunatic, madman, madwoman, maniac, mental case, nut, nutcase, oddball, patient, psycho, psychopath, psychotic, raver, screwball |
| Main Entry: | nutty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deranged |
| Synonyms: | absurd, batty, bedlamite, buggy, cockamamie, cracked, crazy, daffy, daft, demented, eccentric, enthusiastic, foolish, gung ho, harebrained, insane, irrational, keen, kooky, loony, lunatic, mad, nuts, potty, ridiculous, touched, unusual, wacky, warm, zealous |
| Antonyms: | sane |
| Main Entry: | madman |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lunatic |
| Synonyms: | bedlamite, crazy person, crazyman, cuckoo, deranged person, insane man, looney, maniac, nut*, nutcase, oddball, psychiatric patient, psycho*, psychopath, psychotic*, raver, screwball |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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| Concept: | Madman. |
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