Synonyms of unhinged

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adjective

ˌən-ˈhinjd 

as in psychotic

unable to think in a clear or sensible way

destined to become one of the nation's most notorious serial killers, he apparently became unhinged as a result of being abandoned as a young teen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• psychotic
• insane
• mad
• maniacal
• crazy
• mental
• nuts
• crazed
• disturbed
• demented
• deranged
• psycho
• unbalanced
• nutty
• irrational
• loco
• cracked
• depressed
• eccentric
• strange
• foolish
• certifiable
• around the bend
• haywire
• off
• batty
• bonkers
• daft
• out to lunch
• unsound
• obsessed
• non compos mentis
• brainsick
• queer
• fey
• distraught
• distracted
• ballistic
• frantic
• unreasonable
• crackers
• hysterical
• loopy
• delusional
• delirious
• bats
• disordered
• delusionary
• aberrant
• off one's rocker
• nuclear
• odd
• off one's gourd
• oddball
• off one's head
• wud
• dotty
• out of one's head
• touched
• berserk
• witless
• pixilated
• frenzied
• monomaniacal
• raving
• senseless
• potty
• fixated
• ape
• teched
• monomaniac
• wigged-out
• amok
• bananas

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sane
• sound
• balanced
• reasonable
• rational
• clear
• lucid
• normal
• wise
• sensible
• judicious
• compos mentis
• uncrazy
• healthy
• well-adjusted
• unneurotic

unhinged

2 of 2

verb

past tense of unhinge

1

as in disturbed

to cause to go insane or as if insane

the endless harassment by the guards completely unhinged the prisoners of war

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disturbed
• crazed
• deranged
• frenzied
• distracted
• confused
• unbalanced
• bothered
• maddened
• unsettled
• upset
• annoyed
• cracked
• perturbed
• agitated
• irritated
• locoed
• disquieted
• unstrung
• vexed
• discomposed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• relaxed
• calmed
• quieted
• soothed
• settled
• tranquilized

2

as in alarmed

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy

I was momentarily unhinged by the unexpected question

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disturbed
• alarmed
• distracted
• bothered
• worried
• concerned
• agitated
• unsettled
• angered
• haunted
• upset
• distressed
• annoyed
• perturbed
• plagued
• dismayed
• disquieted
• frazzled
• derailed
• distempered
• irritated
• flurried
• discomposed
• discomforted
• confused
• rattled
• weirded out
• exasperated
• freaked (out)
• exercised
• ailed
• embarrassed
• undid
• aggravated
• fussed
• bugged
• harassed
• riled
• vexed
• harried
• irked
• peeved
• nettled
• flustered
• hagrode
• discouraged
• grated
• piqued
• bedeviled
• fretted
• disconcerted
• nonplussed
• put off
• pestered
• jarred
• galled
• put out
• chafed
• mortified
• confounded
• unnerved
• discomfited
• dispirited
• fazed
• abashed
• chivied
• shook up
• demoralized
• daunted
• disheartened
• discountenanced
• got

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calmed
• composed
• quieted
• soothed
• settled
• alleviated
• allayed
• tranquilized
• assuaged
• appeased
• mollified
• pacified
• placated
• propitiated
• conciliated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unhinged

Adjective

Other highlights include Billie’s (Lucy Freyer) fixation with feeling young, Julian Manjerico’s return as the absolutely unhinged Zack-Carlos and a brilliant penultimate episode about casual use of the C-word (hey, the British do it). — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

But Oppenheim and screenwriter Ajon Singh, who based his take on Luke Dittrich’s Esquire article, Tonight on Dateline This Man Will Die, are a tad heavy-handed in making Hansen a borderline-unhinged egomaniac from the start. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

Verb

Before the Indiana State Fair comes to a close on Sunday, check out our Retro Indy story on how the fair food went from understated to unhinged over the years. — Evan Frank, IndyStar, 20 Aug. 2026

Fuelled by unhinged online hate and anti-Israel extremism, total violent hate crimes skyrocketed by 97% since 2022, forcing terrified Jewish communities around the world into hiding. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026