Definitions

around the bend

ADJECTIVE

gaga

Synonyms

STRONGEST

batty distraught

WEAK

bizarre brainsick cracked crazed crazy crazy as a loon cuckoo daft demented deranged disordered dotty fatuous frenzied idiotic impractical irrational irresponsible loony lunatic mad

ADJECTIVE

loco

Synonyms

WEAK

batty bizarre brainsick cracked crazed crazy crazy as a loon cuckoo daft demented deranged disordered distraught dotty fatuous frenzied idiotic impractical irrational irresponsible loony lunatic mad mad as a hatter maniac maniacal moonstruck not all there nuts nutty nutty as a fruitcake of unsound mind off off one's rocker out of one's mind paranoid preposterous psychopathic psychotic rabid raging raving screwy senseless sick in the head stark raving mad touched unbalanced unhinged unsettled unsound wild wrong

ADJECTIVE

moonstruck

Synonyms

WEAK

batty bizarre brainsick cracked crazed crazy crazy as a loon cuckoo daft demented deranged disordered distraught dotty fatuous frenzied idiotic impractical irrational irresponsible loony lunatic mad mad as a hatter maniac maniacal not all there nuts nutty nutty as a fruitcake of unsound mind off off one's rocker out of one's mind paranoid preposterous psychopathic psychotic rabid raging raving screwy senseless sick in the head stark raving mad touched unbalanced unhinged unsettled unsound wild wrong

ADJECTIVE

out of one's mind

Synonyms

WEAK

bananas crazy cuckoo daffy deranged insane off one's head off one's rocker out of one's head out of one's tree unstable

Example Sentences

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Reid doesn’t rely only on supply-and-demand models to forecast what’s around the bend.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Apple’s stock has had a rough start to the year, but one analyst sees good news around the bend.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 9, 2026

It was just after 18:00 on Wednesday when a carriage on Lisbon's famous Gloria funicular came around the bend of a steep cobblestoned street, crashed into a building, and crumpled, an eyewitness said.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

A popular and packed cha chaan teng just around the bend serves up something just like it.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025

The two boats swung around the bend side by side and surged into view of the fans on the bridge.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

around the bend

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