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as in angry
feeling or showing anger
the constant harassment from telemarketers finally made her good and mad
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2
as in psychotic
having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind
the man who thinks he's been turned into a bug is clearly mad
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as in frantic
marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity
a mad rush to finish the shopping before Christmas
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as in stupid
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment
her mad decision to quit a good job and run off to the big city with a man she barely knew
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as in anger
an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something
watch out, the boss has got a bit of a mad on just now
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as in to anger
to make angry
her endless excuses for not doing the work madded her overburdened coworkers
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as in crazy (about or over)
filled with an intense or excessive love for
he's virtually inseparable from his new girlfriend and seems to be just mad about her
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Recent Examples of mad
Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
Wyatt looks like a monster, wouldn't be mad, as well as Grey Zabel, Tyler Booker, or Tate Ratledge.
—Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Everton had many mad weeks under former owner Farhad Moshiri, but this one has rivalled them.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
The elaborate choreography and colorful vision match Vincente Minnelli’s style but underneath carry a delirious energy equal to Ken Russell’s maddest visions of neurotic excess.
—Armond White, National Review, 10 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
That leaves me with Suzie, Lexi, Sam, and Onya — not entirely mad at that.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
Wyatt looks like a monster, wouldn't be mad, as well as Grey Zabel, Tyler Booker, or Tate Ratledge.
—Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Everton had many mad weeks under former owner Farhad Moshiri, but this one has rivalled them.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
The elaborate choreography and colorful vision match Vincente Minnelli’s style but underneath carry a delirious energy equal to Ken Russell’s maddest visions of neurotic excess.
—Armond White, National Review, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mad
Noun
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He was also required to take an anger management course and a 52-week Batterer’s Intervention Program.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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After government measures during the Covid pandemic sparked anger and confusion, rolling out a vaccine for H5N1 too soon could do more harm than good.—
Emily Mullin,
WIRED,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The proposals infuriated members of the Freedom Caucus, many of whom had engaged in those kind of rebellious actions over the past two years.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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And coming around once every four years to beg for votes is both insulting and infuriating.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Not only was Allen a known conservative, but his series spoke to the same sense of righteous indignation felt by the MAGA clan.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
8 Jan. 2025
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This seemingly small, personal decision triggers absolute indignation in her husband, parents, and siblings.—
Ilana Masad,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Many individuals and Netflix account holders appear enraged about the company raising its prices again.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Schumer and the others who voted yes fear that TikTok will go dark tomorrow and 170 million befuddled and enraged American users will blame them.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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With the movie itself proving its might across three different categories, Morris’ absence begs the question: How? —Joey Nolfi 12 of 13 SNUB: Challengers score Time to compress and repress your rage, as the Academy pulled the aux cord out from one of the best original scores of 2024.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Turn on the soundtrack loud and rage against the injustice.—
Megan McCluskey,
TIME,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Patrice O’Neal did a wonderful job of being annoyed.—
Mikey O'Connell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Jan. 2025
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As the two moved through the scenes like a pair of tragic jesters, delighting the wide-eyed and annoying the cynics.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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They were still locked in battle, different words perhaps, but the same fury.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Henson’s departure was met with fury and frustration from producers and agents.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The tone between the two sites was different, with Bluesky users outraged, and X users seeming rather gleeful about the omission.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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The blizzard of activity is designed to keep his supporters fighting, his critics outraged and the news media churning.—
Jonathan Easley,
The Hill,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Mad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mad. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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