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
The restaurant is worth the trek, too, with relatively small, tasty burgers that are topped with all manner of craziness, from peanut butter to giardiniera to sauerkraut to pineapple.
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
Oh, and the milchiks, and flaishiks besides, all those meshuggeneh rules and regulations on top of their own private craziness!
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
The Studio is really more about the big Hollywood system and the machine and the craziness that ensues.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
If anyone remembers the craziness of the MarketWatch IPO, that’s what really got the dot-com movement going and turned a lot of bankers’ heads.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
Occupying a two-mile run from Beach Boulevard south to the Newport Beach line, State Beach is family friendly and features many of the amenities of its northern neighbor without the volume of crowds, hassles or craziness.
—Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
On Maura’s plan to protect people’s vaccines against Robert Kennedy’s craziness, crickets.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
The craziness is visceral — a combination of pounding music, billowing smoke, crackling barbecues and revving engines.
—Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Director Nisha Ganatra jollies it along, with editor Eleanor Infante making as much rhythmic sense of the mix-ups and physical craziness as possible.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
Oh, and the milchiks, and flaishiks besides, all those meshuggeneh rules and regulations on top of their own private craziness!
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
The Studio is really more about the big Hollywood system and the machine and the craziness that ensues.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
If anyone remembers the craziness of the MarketWatch IPO, that’s what really got the dot-com movement going and turned a lot of bankers’ heads.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
Occupying a two-mile run from Beach Boulevard south to the Newport Beach line, State Beach is family friendly and features many of the amenities of its northern neighbor without the volume of crowds, hassles or craziness.
—Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
On Maura’s plan to protect people’s vaccines against Robert Kennedy’s craziness, crickets.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
The craziness is visceral — a combination of pounding music, billowing smoke, crackling barbecues and revving engines.
—Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Director Nisha Ganatra jollies it along, with editor Eleanor Infante making as much rhythmic sense of the mix-ups and physical craziness as possible.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for craziness
Noun
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Ellis has a history of schizophrenia, and her defense attorneys had entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, but the jury ultimately rejected that claim, per the Cleveland Plain Dealer.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Maybe Clark can dust off Scrooge comparisons if this insanity lasts until Christmas.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Yet, the severity of gendered crime during Partition wasn’t caused by an arbitrary upsurge of madness.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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But the true star of Robert Wiene’s silent classic is the German Expressionist set design, whose jarring angles and dramatic shadows enhance its tale of murder and madness.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The absurdity of the image—and the simplicity of the complaint—also sparked a flood of lighthearted responses.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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McMillan chose to focus on pets, building his method around simplicity.—
Jane Stern,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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Alps is really about the absurdity of acting in general, and perhaps the specific psychological burden of the Method in particular.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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The costumes point out the absurdity of bringing National Guard troops into cities, Faith Gill said.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Craziness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/craziness. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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