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adjective

ˈmad How to pronounce mad (audio)
Definition of madnext
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as in angry
feeling or showing anger the constant harassment from telemarketers finally made her good and mad

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as in insane
unable to think in a clear or sensible way the man who thinks he's been turned into a bug is clearly mad

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as in frantic
marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity a mad rush to finish the shopping before Christmas

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as in stupid
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment her mad decision to quit a good job and run off to the big city with a man she barely knew

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mad

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noun

as in anger
an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something watch out, the boss has got a bit of a mad on just now

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mad

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verb

as in to anger
to make angry her endless excuses for not doing the work madded her overburdened coworkers

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Recent Examples of mad
Adjective
To Hitchcock, the indelible feature of Roosevelt’s Presidency was his desire to protect democratic norms and processes amid crises, even as critics accused him of being a power-mad dictator or a Communist sympathizer. — Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 The video has so many of Taylor’s favorite tropes—weddings that turn into a mess, metaphorically breaking glass, red wine spilling, mad women, chatty ghosts, symbolic houses. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026 Prince William has remained silent ever since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle moved back to the UK, which is allegedly driving the Duchess of Sussex mad. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 27 Sep. 2026 His weakness is that he could be seen as a weasel and have jurors mad at him. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mad
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mad
  1. angry
  2. insane
  3. frantic
  4. stupid
  5. anger
  6. infuriate
  7. enraged
  8. psychotic
Adjective
  • Carmella is also still mad at Vicki for saying that Danny is raising her kids, and Heather is angry after learning that Vicki called her fake in Palm Springs.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Henriette Reker, who served two terms as the mayor of Cologne, Germany, until last year, survived an assassination attempt, in 2015, by a far-right assailant angry about migration.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of angry
Adjective
  • Derek wants to hear Julia audibly breathing next week, which is both a hilarious and insane request.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Those questions triggered some insane accusations from Aces fans regarding the Fever fan and their fanbase.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of insane
Adjective
  • Prosecutors say Flynn staged a home invasion to mislead investigators and claimed in a frantic 911 call that a burglar had shot his wife.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Groh recommends booking a scan out of raw curiosity rather than a frantic search for safety.
    — Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of frantic
Adjective
  • Trump’s super intelligence rebrand can ultimately be read in a couple ways, though arguably neither are particularly nuanced or incisive — just further indicative of the daily deluge of stupid.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Once upon a time, the idea that the world was growing stupider was mostly confined to the realm of dyspeptic reactionary polemic.
    — James Marriott, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of stupid
Noun
  • Republican lawmakers -- many of them in tough election contests where soaring fuel costs are driving voter anger -- praised the agreement.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The defeat came amid protests sparked by an elderly woman’s eviction, and could deepen public anger and fuel speculation about early elections.
    — Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of anger
Verb
  • Some administration officials argue that Washington is merely trying to avoid unnecessarily infuriating Beijing.
    — David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Some descendants worry that the new research from Kurin and his colleagues will only infuriate die-hard Jefferson apologists further.
    — Andrew Lawler, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of infuriate
Adjective
  • And not just any velociraptor, but the enraged dinosaur that pushed franchise champion Rachel Reilly into a volcano, thereby burning the reality TV icon to a crisp in a sea of lava.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Imagine the ripe smell of swamp-wet dogs, the acrid stench of overheated, enraged bear, the slippery warm blood of pack members already lost; the simply insufferable noise and confusion in that dank little hole.
    — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of enraged
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  • At trial, a neurological expert testified that Linton had a seizure in the lead up to the collision, and a psychiatrist said Linton displayed psychotic symptoms weeks after the crash that were consistent with the aftermath of a seizure.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Kratom can produce either stimulating or sedating effects, depending on the dosage taken, and can produce psychotic symptoms, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of psychotic

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“Mad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mad. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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