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 fact that that happened to us is insanity and craziness.
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Peter D'oench, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Thank you for dealing with my craziness over the last couple months.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2026
This is a dear friend in a really tricky moment in time, and there just can’t be any of the craziness, and there just wasn’t.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Keeping up with all of this craziness is a full-time job, and then some.
—Brenda Looper, Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
No one can speak more profoundly on the craziness and sadness that were the winter months — normally a time of calm, when key NASCAR players go into hibernation — than Cup star Denny Hamlin.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
During the negotiations with Tirico, ESPN dragged its feet, which Skipper attributed to the craziness of multiple branches of a company.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
From the earliest glimpses of new color to Valentine’s Day to channeling stir-craziness into spring cleaning, our friends at ALDI have stocked their February Finds to make sure you’re covered for all 28 days—and then some.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2026
Of course, no Kojima title would be complete with a little bit of craziness, but even the more far-out aspects of the game make more sense and are a thrilling part of the journey.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
Peter D'oench, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Thank you for dealing with my craziness over the last couple months.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2026
This is a dear friend in a really tricky moment in time, and there just can’t be any of the craziness, and there just wasn’t.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Keeping up with all of this craziness is a full-time job, and then some.
—Brenda Looper, Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
No one can speak more profoundly on the craziness and sadness that were the winter months — normally a time of calm, when key NASCAR players go into hibernation — than Cup star Denny Hamlin.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
During the negotiations with Tirico, ESPN dragged its feet, which Skipper attributed to the craziness of multiple branches of a company.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
From the earliest glimpses of new color to Valentine’s Day to channeling stir-craziness into spring cleaning, our friends at ALDI have stocked their February Finds to make sure you’re covered for all 28 days—and then some.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2026
Of course, no Kojima title would be complete with a little bit of craziness, but even the more far-out aspects of the game make more sense and are a thrilling part of the journey.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for craziness
Noun
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Attached to it is a video of Andrea Yates, the real Texas woman who drowned her five children amid an episode of postpartum psychosis and was found not guilty by reason of insanity, per the New York Times.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Mar. 2026
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To punish her company is an act of insanity.—
Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Chiefs lost safety Bryan Cook to the Bengals in the early madness of the negotiating window Monday.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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The two have been good friends ever since and Peterman knows exactly how to help her friend get through the planning and organizational madness that comes with planning a wedding.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Something about the simplicity of that, coupled with the canyon’s display of deep time, reminded me how small and temporary my own existence was, and therefore how precious.—
Rosecrans Baldwin,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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Some approaches to astrophotography emphasize simplicity and portability, while others reward patience and precision.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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The latest addition to the genre, AMC’s The Audacity, captures all the absurdities, egos, and jargon of the tech scene as deftly as its predecessors.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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In typical 30 Rock fashion, the bit reaches the height of absurdity when someone informs Arthur that some of the tennis balls are meant to be actual tennis balls in the scene.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Craziness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/craziness. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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