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insane

[in-seyn] / ɪnˈseɪn /
ADJECTIVE
mad
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crazy delirious demented deranged frantic frenzied kooky nutty
WEAK
aberrant bananas batty crazed cuckoo daft frenetic loony lunatic non compos mentis of unsound mind off one's rocker out of one's mind raving unbalanced unhinged unsound unstable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
balanced calm collected rational reasonable sane sensible wise
WEAK
OK sound unenthusiastic

Example Sentences

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I remember when he told me about the membership, I was like, “You pay how much? That’s insane, dude.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

“All of us are going through this insane geopolitical time,” Sullivan says.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Those stories are so real and it is insane.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"It was my dream to work with Vogue and have my 'Devil Wears Prada' moment so to be able to now say that I am a Vogue-published photographer, truly is insane."

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

“Six-pack abs, insane muscles—I mean, you gotta work for that.”

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan

Vocabulary lists containing insane

salu, san (health)

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