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insane

[in-seyn] / ɪnˈseɪn /
ADJECTIVE
mad
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crazy delirious demented deranged frantic frenzied kooky nutty
WEAK
aberrant bananas batty crazed cuckoo daft frenetic loony lunatic non compos mentis of unsound mind off one's rocker out of one's mind raving unbalanced unhinged unsound unstable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
balanced calm collected rational reasonable sane sensible wise
WEAK
OK sound unenthusiastic

Example Sentences

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It sounds borderline insane to consider that the only available team in America’s second-largest market might not be worth as much as the team that just sold in America’s 30th-largest market.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Shipping costs are up, too, Ferreri said, describing "insane" prices for the delivery of essential farm equipment.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Those stories are so real and it is insane.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Bryony Coles, from Belfast said it was "truly insane" to find out a photoshoot she had organised with Derry Girls actor Saoirse-Monica Jackson would feature in Vogue.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

“I think I’d start shrieking like an insane woman who has been locked in an attic for a great many years.”

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt

Vocabulary lists containing insane

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