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Insane

Exhibiting unsoundness or disorded of mind; not sane; mad; deranged in mind; delirious; distracted. See Insanity, 2.

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Similar meaning 66

Balmy 84% connected

Having the qualities of balm; odoriferous; aromatic; assuaging; soothing; refreshing; mild.

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Balmy 84% connected

Having the qualities of balm; odoriferous; aromatic; assuaging; soothing; refreshing; mild.

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Batty 84% connected

Belonging to, or resembling, a bat.

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Batty 84% connected

Belonging to, or resembling, a bat.

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Brainsick 84% connected

Disordered in the understanding; giddy; thoughtless.

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Brainsick 84% connected

Disordered in the understanding; giddy; thoughtless.

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Buggy 84% connected

Infested or abounding with bugs.

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Buggy 84% connected

Infested or abounding with bugs.

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Certified 84% connected

of Certify

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Certified 84% connected

of Certify

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Crackbrained 84% connected

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Crackbrained 84% connected

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Cracked 84% connected

of Crack

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Cracked 84% connected

of Crack

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Crazed 84% connected

of Craze

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Crazed 84% connected

of Craze

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Crazy 84% connected

Characterized by weakness or feebleness; decrepit; broken; falling to decay; shaky; unsafe.

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Crazy 84% connected

Characterized by weakness or feebleness; decrepit; broken; falling to decay; shaky; unsafe.

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Daft 84% connected

Stupid; foolish; idiotic; also, delirious; insane; as, he has gone daft.

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Daft 84% connected

Stupid; foolish; idiotic; also, delirious; insane; as, he has gone daft.

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Demented 84% connected

Insane; mad; of unsound mind.

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Demented 84% connected

Insane; mad; of unsound mind.

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Deranged 84% connected

of Derange

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Deranged 84% connected

of Derange

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Disturbed 84% connected

of Disturb

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Disturbed 84% connected

of Disturb

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Fey 84% connected

Fated; doomed.

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Fey 84% connected

Fated; doomed.

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Foolish 84% connected

Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise.

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Foolish 84% connected

Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise.

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Idiotic 84% connected

Alt. of Idiotical

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Idiotic 84% connected

Alt. of Idiotical

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Loco 84% connected

A direction in written or printed music to return to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher.

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Loco 84% connected

A direction in written or printed music to return to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher.

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Loony 84% connected

See Luny.

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Loony 84% connected

See Luny.

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Lunatic 84% connected

Affected by lunacy; insane; mad.

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Lunatic 84% connected

Affected by lunacy; insane; mad.

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Mad 84% connected

A slattern.

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Mad 84% connected

A slattern.

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Maniac 84% connected

Raving with madness; raging with disordered intellect; affected with mania; mad.

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Maniac 84% connected

Raving with madness; raging with disordered intellect; affected with mania; mad.

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Maniacal 84% connected

Affected with, or characterized by, madness; maniac.

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Maniacal 84% connected

Affected with, or characterized by, madness; maniac.

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Moonstruck 84% connected

Mentally affected or deranged by the supposed influence of the moon; lunatic.

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Moonstruck 84% connected

Mentally affected or deranged by the supposed influence of the moon; lunatic.

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Non compos mentis 84% connected

Not of sound mind; not having the regular use of reason; hence, also, as a noun, an idiot; a lunatic; one devoid of reason, either by nature or from…

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Non compos mentis 84% connected

Not of sound mind; not having the regular use of reason; hence, also, as a noun, an idiot; a lunatic; one devoid of reason, either by nature or from…

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Nutty 84% connected

Abounding in nuts.

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Nutty 84% connected

Abounding in nuts.

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Raving 84% connected

of Rave

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Raving 84% connected

of Rave

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Sick 84% connected

Affected with disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health. See the Synonym under Illness.

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Sick 84% connected

Affected with disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health. See the Synonym under Illness.

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Touched 84% connected

of Touch

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Touched 84% connected

of Touch

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Unbalanced 84% connected

Not balanced; not in equipoise; having no counterpoise, or having insufficient counterpoise.

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Unbalanced 84% connected

Not balanced; not in equipoise; having no counterpoise, or having insufficient counterpoise.

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Unsound 84% connected

Not sound; not whole; not solid; defective; infirm; diseased.

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Unsound 84% connected

Not sound; not whole; not solid; defective; infirm; diseased.

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Unstable 84% connected

Not stable; not firm, fixed, or constant; subject to change or overthrow.

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Unstable 84% connected

Not stable; not firm, fixed, or constant; subject to change or overthrow.

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Wacky 84% connected

A soft, earthy, dark-colored rock or clay derived from the alteration of basalt.

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Wacky 84% connected

A soft, earthy, dark-colored rock or clay derived from the alteration of basalt.

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Wild 84% connected

Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily approached by, man; not tamed o…

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Wild 84% connected

Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily approached by, man; not tamed o…

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Derivationally related 4

Insanity 74% connected

The state of being insane; unsoundness or derangement of mind; madness; lunacy.

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Insanity 74% connected

The state of being insane; unsoundness or derangement of mind; madness; lunacy.

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Lunacy 74% connected

Insanity or madness; properly, the kind of insanity which is broken by intervals of reason, -- formerly supposed to be influenced by the changes of t…

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Lunacy 74% connected

Insanity or madness; properly, the kind of insanity which is broken by intervals of reason, -- formerly supposed to be influenced by the changes of t…

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Abnormal 66% connected

Not conformed to rule or system; deviating from the type; anomalous; irregular.

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Abnormal 66% connected

Not conformed to rule or system; deviating from the type; anomalous; irregular.

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Irrational 66% connected

Not rational; void of reason or understanding; as, brutes are irrational animals.

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Irrational 66% connected

Not rational; void of reason or understanding; as, brutes are irrational animals.

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Unnatural 66% connected

Not natural; contrary, or not conforming, to the order of nature; being without natural traits; as, unnatural crimes.

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Unnatural 66% connected

Not natural; contrary, or not conforming, to the order of nature; being without natural traits; as, unnatural crimes.

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Unreasonable 66% connected

Not reasonable; irrational; immoderate; exorbitant.

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Unreasonable 66% connected

Not reasonable; irrational; immoderate; exorbitant.

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Synonym 1

Mad 92% connected

A slattern.

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Antonym 2

Sane 94% connected

Being in a healthy condition; not deranged; acting rationally; -- said of the mind.

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Sane 94% connected

Being in a healthy condition; not deranged; acting rationally; -- said of the mind.

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