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insane

Definition for insane

adjective as in mad

Strongest matches

crazy, delirious, demented, deranged, frantic, frenzied, kooky, nutty

Weak matches

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

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Example Sentences

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“There is no ‘plan to save the world’ or insane 4D chess game being played,” she said.

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“It was kind of like, ‘Yes, this is a little insane,’” said Kosinski, “‘but if we can pull it off, we’ll get something totally unique.’”

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Epstein called the president “borderline insane” the following month.

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“The chaos that I saw going on over there was insane,” said the neighbor.

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“I’m not even convinced he’s telling us the truth. He could be completely insane.”

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