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

Mr Hill said he remembered one investigation that involved a car travelling at night around the bend of an unlit country road.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2024

This astonishingly simple autumnal soup recipe, courtesy of Chef Hector Laguna of Botanist Restaurant in Vancouver, is the perfect choice for those blustery autumn nights that are just around the bend.

From Salon • Sep. 24, 2023

A massive engine explodes around the bend and barrels past, so huge and so close I’m hit by a wall of wind.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

around the bend

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