Synonyms of derange

derange

verb

di-ˈrānj 

1

as in to disturb

to cause to go insane or as if insane

being stranded at night on a lonely road would derange anyone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disturb
• bother
• unbalance
• unhinge
• distract
• unsettle
• frenzy
• confuse
• upset
• annoy
• perturb
• madden
• irritate
• agitate
• unstring
• craze
• loco
• crack
• disquiet
• vex
• discompose

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• settle
• soothe
• relax
• calm
• quiet
• tranquilize

2

as in to disrupt

to undo the proper order or arrangement of

the storage room had all been deranged by the earthquake, and it took hours to sort things out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disrupt
• disturb
• confuse
• disorganize
• shuffle
• disarrange
• upset
• disarray
• dislocate
• muddle
• disorder
• jumble
• scramble
• muss
• mix (up)
• discompose
• disjoint
• dishevel
• tumble
• unsettle
• hash
• perturb
• snarl
• tousle
• embroil
• tangle
• mess (up)
• rumple
• entangle
• stir (up)
• clutter
• agitate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• regulate
• order
• organize
• dispose
• arrange
• array
• range
• straighten (up)
• marshal
• align
• adjust
• draw up
• classify
• tidy
• line
• line up
• systematize
• codify
• fix
• make up
• queue
• systemize
• spruce (up)
• methodize
• groom
• unscramble

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of derange

This series is the gripping tale of Paul’s real-time investigation into four murders related to Joe Naso, pitting one of America’s best detectives against one of its most prolific and deranged serial killers. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026

It’d be deranged not to bring back Storrie and Williams as the leads—so of course their return has been confirmed. — Daisy Jones, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026

The political landscape is horrifying, distracting, deranged and unhinged. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 27 Jan. 2026

The new atomic age was a test case for the coming collisions of scale that derange us now. — B. R. Cohen, Longreads, 13 Jan. 2026