CRAZINESS Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

craziness

noun

Definition of craziness next

as in insanity

lack of good sense or judgment this latest example of juvenile craziness does not incline us to trust you

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Recent Examples of craziness After Thursday night’s Charlotte craziness, in which both ACC Tournament quarterfinals in the evening session were decided by a single point, Friday night instead brought back-to-back blowouts, as Virginia rolled past Miami in the first game. —

Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2026 Mullins has seen just about all of it by now, national games at neutral sites, craziness at Gampel and in Hartford, the most intimidating of environments on the road at Kansas, Creighton, and the Big East Tournament. —

Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026 The fact that that happened to us is insanity and craziness. —

Peter D'oench, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026 Thank you for dealing with my craziness over the last couple months. —

Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2026 This is a dear friend in a really tricky moment in time, and there just can’t be any of the craziness, and there just wasn’t. —

David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026 Keeping up with all of this craziness is a full-time job, and then some. —

Brenda Looper, Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026 During the negotiations with Tirico, ESPN dragged its feet, which Skipper attributed to the craziness of multiple branches of a company. —

Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026 From the earliest glimpses of new color to Valentine’s Day to channeling stir-craziness into spring cleaning, our friends at ALDI have stocked their February Finds to make sure you’re covered for all 28 days—and then some. —

Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for craziness

Noun

In this world, at this time, a little insanity can go a long way.

— Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Kennedy calls fortification ‘insanity’ That view contrasts sharply with critics — including some at the highest level of government — who regard fortification of the food supply as a form of government overreach.

— Jonel Aleccia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026