mad

The word “mad” has 1 syllable: mad

It's pronounced as /mæd/

What is synonym and antonym for mad?

In the thesaurus, “mad” has 478 synonyms and 111 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for mad along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for mad

aberrant
absurd
acrid
acrimonious
acrimoniousness
acrimony
affront
aggravate
aggravated
aggravation
agitated
air rage
airheaded
amok
amuck
anger
angered
angriness
angry
animosity
annoy
annoyance
annoyed
antagonism
antagonistic
antagonize
antipathetic
antipathy
antisocial
ape
apoplectic
ardent
argumentative
around the bend
asinine
avid
ballistic
balmy
bananas
barmy
bats
batty
bearish
bedlam
belligerence
belligerent
bent out of shape
berserk
bile
bilious
biliousness
birdbrained
birse
bitter
bitterness
blowup
blue in the face
boiling
bonkers
boobish
brain-dead
brainless
brainsick
bristling
bristly
bubbleheaded
buffoonish
bughouse
burning
cantankerous
certifiable
chafe
cheesed off
choler
choleric
chowderheaded
chuckleheaded
churlish
clownish
clueless
cockeyed
cold
concentrated
contempt
contentious
contentiousness
contrariness
contrary
cool
crabby
crackbrained
cracked
crackers
crackpot
crankiness
cranky
crazed
crazy
cross
cuckoo
daffy
daft
dander
delirious
delirium
delusional
delusionary
demented
dense
depressed
deranged
devoted
dim
dim-witted
dippy
disagreeable
disapproving
disordered
disputatious
disputatiousness
distant
distracted
distraught
disturbed
doltish
dopey
dopy
dorky
dotty
dudgeon
dull
dumb
dunderheaded
dyspeptic
eccentric
embitter
embittered
embitterment
empoisonment
empty-headed
enamoured
enflame
enflamed
enmity
enrage
enraged
enthused
envenom
envy
exasperate
exasperated
exasperation
excessive
exorbitant
extravagant
extreme
fallacious
fanatical
farcical
fatuous
featherheaded
feebleminded
ferocious
feverish
fey
fierce
fit to be tied
fixated
flare
flare-up
foaming
fond
fool
foolhardy
foolish
frantic
frenetic
frenzied
fretful
frigid
fruity
fuming
furious
furor
fury
fussy
gaga
get
going crook
gormless
grouchy
grudge
grumpy
half-baked
half-witted
harebrained
haywire
heat
high-pressured
hooked
hopping
hopping mad
horn-mad
hostility
hot
hot under the collar
hot-headedness
huff
huffy
hysteric
hysterical
icy
idiotic
idiotical
ill-advised
ill-humored
ill-tempered
illogical
imbecile
imbecilic
immoderate
impassioned
impractical
imprudent
in a fume
in a huff
in a pet
incense
incensed
indignant
indignation
inept
infatuated
inflame
inflamed
inflammable
infuriate
infuriated
inimical
inordinate
insane
intense
intensive
invalid
irascibility
irascible
irascibleness
irate
irateness
ire
ireful
irrational
irritability
irritable
irritate
irritated
irritation
jaundice
jealousy
jerky
keen
knuckleheaded
kookie
kooky
lamebrain
lamebrained
laughable
lavish
livid
lividity
lividness
loco
looney
looney tunes
loony
loony tunes
loopy
ludicrous
lunatic
lunkheaded
madden
madness
malevolence
malevolent
malice
maniac
maniacal
mental
meshuga
meshugah
meshuggah
meshugge
miff
mindless
monomaniac
monomaniacal
mood
moonstruck
moronic
nettle
neurotic
non compos mentis
nonrational
nonsensical
notional
nuclear
nuts
nutty
oafish
obsessed
obsessive-compulsive
obtuse
odd
oddball
of unsound mind
off
offend
opaque
orneriness
ornery
out to lunch
outburst
outrage
outraged
overmuch
overweening
paranoiac
paranoic
paranoid
paranoidal
passion
passionate
peeve
peevish
perturbed
pet
petulant
pinheaded
pique
piqued
pixilated
pixillated
potty
preposterous
provoke
psycho
psychotic
pugnacious
pugnaciousness
pugnacity
put out
quarrelsome
quarrelsomeness
queer
querulous
querulousness
quick-tempered
rabid
rage
raging
rancor
rancorous
rankle
rankled
ranting
raving
reckless
resentful
resentment
ridiculous
rile
riled
riley
rise
risky
road rage
roil
roiled
rub the wrong way
ruffle
sappy
scatty
schizoid
schizophrenic
screwball
screwy
seeing red
seething
senseless
shirty
silly
simple
simpleminded
sizzling
slow
slow burn
slow-witted
smoldering
smouldering
snappish
sociopathic
soft
softheaded
sore
sorehead
soreheaded
spite
spiteful
spleen
steam up
steamed up
steaming
stormy
strange
stupid
sulky
surd
teched
teed off
temper
testy
tetched
thick
thickheaded
thoughtless
tick off
ticked
tomfool
touched
touchy
unbalanced
unconscionable
unconsidered
undue
unfriendly
unhinged
unintelligent
unpleasant
unreasonable
unreasoned
unreasoning
unsafe
unsound
unstable
unwise
vacuous
vehement
vengeful
vengefulness
venom
very upset
vex
vexation
vindictive
vindictiveness
violent
virulence
virulent
vitriol
vitriolic
wacko
wacky
warmth
weak
weak-minded
whacko
whacky
wigged-out
wild
witless
worked up
wrath
wrathful
wrathfulness
wroth
wud
zany
zealous

Antonyms for mad

OK
accepting
accommodating
affable
agreeable
allay
amenable
amiable
amicable
angerless
appease
assuage
at peace
balanced
beguile
bewitch
brainy
bright
calm
calmness
captivate
casual
charm
cheered
cheerful
clear
clever
collected
comfort
complaisant
compos mentis
composed
conciliate
console
content
cordial
delight
delighted
disarm
disenchanted
easygoing
empathetic
enchant
flattered
forbearance
forgiving
friendly
genial
good-natured
good-tempered
gratify
happy
healthy
indifferent
intelligent
judicious
kind
logical
low-pressure
lucid
lull
moderate
mollify
normal
obliging
pacific
pacify
patience
peaceable
peaceful
placate
placid
pleasant
please
pleased
pleasure
prudent
quiet
rational
reasonable
relaxed
relieve
sagacious
sage
sane
sapient
satisfied
sensible
serene
settle
smart
soothe
sound
subdued
sweet
sympathetic
temperate
tolerant
tranquil
uncrazy
understanding
undisturbed
unembittered
unenthusiastic
unneurotic
unperturbed
untroubled
valid
well-adjusted
well-advised
wise

Meanings of mad

verb
1. To be or become mad.
2. To madden, to anger, to frustrate.
adjective
1. Insane; crazy, mentally deranged.
2. (chiefly US; informal in UK) Angry, annoyed.
3. Bizarre; incredible.
4. Wildly confused or excited.
5. Extremely foolish or unwise; irrational; imprudent.
6. (usually with for or about) Extremely enthusiastic about; crazy about; infatuated with; overcome with desire for.
7. (of animals) Abnormally ferocious or furious; or, rabid, affected with rabies.
8. (chiefly Northeastern US) Intensifier, signifies an abundance or high quality of a thing; very, much or many.
9. (of a compass needle) Having impaired polarity.
adverb
1. Intensifier; to a large degree; extremely; exceedingly; very; unbelievably.

Example Sentences

She was mad at herself for forgetting the important meeting.
The mix-up with the reservations left the customers feeling mad and disappointed.
When she discovered the broken vase, she became mad at her mischievous cat.
The dog went mad with excitement when its owner returned home.
Losing the game in the final moments left the team and their fans feeling mad and defeated.

On this page you'll find 589 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to mad, such as: OK, aberrant, absurd, accepting, accommodating, acrid, acrimonious.

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