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Synonyms for MAD: angry, enraged, outraged, furious, indignant, infuriated, angered, ballistic; Antonyms of MAD: delighted, pleased, accepting, happy, agreeable, friendly, amenable, complaisant
1 day ago · SYNONYMS 1. insane. 2. furious, exasperated, raging, wrathful, irate. 4. ill-advised; unsafe, dangerous, perilous. mad, crazy, insane are used to characterize wildly impractical or foolish ideas, actions, etc. mad suggests senselessness and excess: The scheme of buying the bridge was absolutely mad.
stupid or crazy: [ + to do sth ] You're mad to walk home alone at night. Fewer examples. She must be mad to pay those prices. You're mad not to wear a helmet. You'd be mad to miss such a great opportunity. It would be mad to refuse an offer like that. He was mad to try to fix the TV on his own.
Definitions of mad. adjective. roused to anger. “she gets mad when you wake her up so early” “ mad at his friend” synonyms: huffy, sore. angry. feeling or showing anger. adjective. affected with madness or insanity. “a man who had gone mad ” synonyms: brainsick, crazy, demented, disturbed, sick, unbalanced, unhinged. insane.
mad. adjective. /mæd/ (comparative madder, superlative maddest) Idioms. (especially British English, informal) very stupid; not at all sensible. You must be mad to risk it. It was a mad idea. ‘I'm going to buy some new clothes.’ ‘Well, don't go mad (= spend more than is sensible).’. You'd be raving mad to miss this annual music extravaganza.
There are 16 meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective mad, two of which are labelled obsolete, and one of which is considered offensive. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
a : having or showing severe mental illness : insane. ( chiefly Brit) The man in the park was clearly mad. a movie about a mad scientist. He was stark raving mad. [=completely insane] = ( Brit) He was barking mad. b : unable to think in a clear or sensible way. He was mad [= insane] with jealousy/anger.
