crazed 1 of 2

sometimes offensive

crazed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of craze

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of crazed
Verb
The summertime trail is swarmed by black flies, tiny but blood-crazed. Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026 If the lenses are badly crazed, meaning marred by microscopic cracks in the lens surface, or moisture is trapped inside the housing, replacement is the better option. John Paul, The Providence Journal, 3 July 2026 The story quickly captivated an American public already more space-crazed than usual, thanks to the recent success of Artemis II. Govert Schilling, Scientific American, 27 June 2026 That crazed dinner service in the last episode made a huge impression on everyone. Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026 The mere mention of one of these players will keep calling up memories for people who have lived in this city over the crazed past two months of playoff magic. Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 June 2026 In cities around the United States, Mexico and Canada, fan zones are popping up as a gathering place for the soccer-crazed and the soccer-curious to come and enjoy the Beautiful Game. Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 11 June 2026 The recent release of the collection in Chanel stores even crazed a fashion frenzy in Paris as devote accessory lovers fought to ge their hands on a pair of Blazy’s high-vamp creations. Morgan Evans, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026 Did someone repaint the mechanical horses for children one too many times and now their eyes look crazed? Xuan Juliana Wang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crazed
Adjective
  • Her defense, however, argued that Clancy killed her children after suffering a postpartum psychotic break.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The defense would have benefitted from calling a specialist in postpartum mood disorders to explain how easily psychotic symptoms can be missed in high-functioning new mothers.
    Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Featuring an ensemble populated by killer character actors like Jacki Weaver, Luis Guzmán, Kurtwood Smith, Timothy Spall, and Michael Chernus, Perpetual Grace, LTD is an off-kilter neo-noir that mines deranged humor from its eccentric characters.
    Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Frank, moving, and just slightly deranged.
    Namara Smith, New Yorker, 10 June 2026
Adjective
  • Crowder would not have been that mad if the guy had just fessed up and said something normal in his own voice.
    Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
  • But, as mad as the idea may have seemed back then, the tradition is still going strong 40 years later with participants coming from around the world to cast their dignity aside — along with a warm robe — and take the plunge into the freezing water.
    Rob Tanner, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But for anyone disturbed by the way To Catch a Predator executes its faux-law enforcement busts, the movie risks becoming viscerally unpleasant.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
  • So grotesque that even the DP and the focus puller were disturbed.
    Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • My first two videos each passed 100,000 views, which felt absolutely insane for a brand-new channel.
    Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The crack epidemic in America, especially in Bed-Stuy, was insane, so that really implanted into my brain.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Over a quarter of students in high-income countries complained their classmates got distracted by digital devices in most or every science class.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Researchers found that people who distracted themselves from an itch actually had worse inflammation than those who didn’t.
    Richard Sima, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • These machines—the maniacal Maverick R, with its praying mantis-like front suspension, and the hard-working Pioneer—have little else in common.
    Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 2 Sep. 2026
  • His teammate Christian McCaffrey, who is also known for his maniacal training regimen, has been impressed with Kittle’s recovery.
    Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Before the Indiana State Fair comes to a close on Sunday, check out our Retro Indy story on how the fair food went from understated to unhinged over the years.
    Evan Frank, IndyStar, 20 Aug. 2026
  • There’s a rendering of Sauron’s Eye here that’s unhinged and almost unmoored from reality in the best way imaginable.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Crazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crazed. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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