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adjective

ˈmad How to pronounce mad (audio)
Definition of madnext
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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 insane
unable to think in a clear or sensible way the man who thinks he's been turned into a bug is clearly mad

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3
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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mad

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noun

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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mad

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verb

as in to anger
to make angry her endless excuses for not doing the work madded her overburdened coworkers

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Recent Examples of mad
Adjective
Madras Checks The menswear shows were mad for plaid (and madras) this season. — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 5 July 2026 Getting mad about missing out on signing Anfernee Simons won’t change that. — Nick Friedell, New York Times, 4 July 2026 David Cassidy and Olivia d‘Abo star as among the visitors from the future; Leif Garrett (like Cassidy, a 1970s TV and pop idol) is a disco-mad lothario. — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 Always encouraging to everybody, always loving to everybody, never mad, never snapped at anybody. — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for mad
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mad
  1. angry
  2. insane
  3. frantic
  4. stupid
  5. anger
  6. infuriate
  7. enraged
  8. psychotic
Adjective
  • Around the world, angry locals displaced from their neighborhoods by the high cost of living are revolting against the $135 billion short-term rental industry.
    — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • In person, the range-topping Spider looks hilariously boxy up front, deliciously wedgy from the side, and surprisingly angry from the back.
    — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 15 July 2026
Definition of angry
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  • What saves Hyperdrive is the dry humour and the slightly insane set and character design.
    — William Worrall, Space.com, 15 July 2026
  • Every single story about his time in Hollywood was about a major movie, a major director, and lots of drugs and insane scandal.
    — William Earl, Variety, 14 July 2026
Definition of insane
Adjective
  • However, evidence of an ancient alien civilization and a frantic distress call from deep space instantly cut those celebrations short.
    — Paul Brett, Space.com, 10 July 2026
  • Having lived long in an unusual place, Ruth provides a calm counterpoint to the frantic Tom.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of frantic
Adjective
  • Even when Romanzy goes off on how stupid and ugly Caleb is — and gossips that his parents abandoned him because something must be wrong with him — Mary goes along with it.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
  • Shockingly, the letter seems to be pushing for a return to standardized tests by, in effect, arguing that a growing percentage of their students are simply too stupid to succeed, no matter what professors do.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of stupid
Noun
  • The quick exit has led to a reckoning within South Korea's football world — fueled by intense anger over accusations of favoritism and cronyism involved in the appointment of coach Hong Myung-bo.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 16 July 2026
  • Welcome to the strange phenomenon of people expressing anger or helplessness to online content creators or writers who don’t acknowledge their specific lifestyles or limitations.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Definition of anger
Verb
  • They’re infuriated with a military that turned out to repress civilian protests in recent years, but appeared slow to mobilize in support of earthquake victims this week.
    — Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2026
  • The result can be a more consistent connection, fewer interruptions and less of that infuriating mid-episode quality drop.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of infuriate
Adjective
  • Not every close call involves death-defying drop-offs and enraged bison.
    — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
  • Rob-Will’s enraged face as Beulah told him what the situation actually is was pretty amazing.
    — William Earl, Variety, 26 June 2026
Definition of enraged
Adjective
  • The Drug Enforcement Administration says kratom produces stimulant effects in low doses and sedative effects in high doses, and can lead to psychotic symptoms, and psychological and physiological dependence.
    — Jake Rosenwasser, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • Those diagnoses included schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders, borderline personality disorder, post-traumatic stress syndrome, major depressive disorder, and bipolar or related disorders.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026
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