mad for

NOUN

love

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affection appreciation devotion emotion fondness friendship infatuation lust passion respect tenderness yearning

STRONG

adulation allegiance amity amorousness amour ardor attachment case cherishing crush delight devotedness enchantment enjoyment fervor fidelity flame hankering idolatry inclination involvement like partiality piety rapture regard relish sentiment weakness worship zeal

WEAK

ardency soft spot

Antonyms

STRONGEST

animosity dislike enmity hate hatred ill will indifference neglect

STRONG

apathy coolness disloyalty misery sorrow treachery unhappiness

VERB

fancy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

care for crave

STRONG

approve desire endorse favor like prefer relish sanction

WEAK

be attracted to be captivated by be enamored of be in love with crazy about dream of fall for long for lust after set one's heart on take a liking to take to wild for wish for yearn for

Antonyms

STRONG

disapprove dislike hate oppose refuse reject

Example Sentences

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The NME's front page headline called it the "British heavyweight championship", and the wider media were also mad for it.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Her date was so mad for Bond that the future King of England once exercised his royal privilege and requested an early peek at the iconic ski-parachute sequence in “The Spy Who Loved Me.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

Alexia: Honestly, it makes me really sad and really mad for anyone coming after our mom for not sharing enough.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2024

They are drunk with power and mad for revenge.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2024

The three Incorrigibles looked at Lady Constance as if she were quite mad, for even they knew there was no such thing as cannibal ghosts.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

mad for

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