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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

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

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025

Mr Hill said he remembered one investigation that involved a car travelling at night around the bend of an unlit country road.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2024

As my father’s boat disappeared around the bend up ahead, I reluctantly turned my boat up the creek, slowed down some, and kept searching.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings