more manic

ADJECTIVE

overexcited, crazy

Synonyms

WEAK

berserk crazed demented deranged excited flipped flipped out freaked out freaky frenzied high insane lunatic mad nutty psychotic rabid raving turned-out unbalanced up wild

Antonyms

WEAK

balanced calm sane

ADJECTIVE

crazy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

frenzied insane maniacal nutty

WEAK

berserk crazed demented deranged excited flipped flipped out freaked out freaky high hopped up lunatic mad overexcited psychotic rabid raving turned out unbalanced up wild

Antonyms

STRONGEST

sane

Example Sentences

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The flight might be longer, floatier and more manic than some might want from fiction, but it ended up, for me, feeling like art.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2022

Mr. Montelongo is more saturnine, and Mr. Spahn, an actor who makes all his roles feel personal and distinctive, is more manic.

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2017

Recently, Kate McKinnon has perfected a wackier, more manic ambition.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2016

An original member of the Not Ready for Primetime Players, he was an older foil to younger, more manic SNL cast members such as Chevy Chase and John Belushi.

From Washington Post • Jul. 25, 2015

For those looking for something more manic, I just found a playlist for Zane's first set.

From The Verge • Jul. 2, 2015