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derange

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Synonyms and Antonyms of derange

1 to cause to go insane or as if insane

being stranded at night on a lonely road would derange anyone

Synonyms of derange

crack, craze, frenzy, loco, madden, unbalance, unhinge, unstring

Words Related to derange

agitate, bother, confuse, discompose, disquiet, distract, disturb, perturb, unsettle, upset

annoy, irritate, vex

Near Antonyms of derange

calm, quiet, relax, settle, soothe, tranquilize (also tranquillize)

2 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 of derange

confuse, disarrange, disarray, discompose, dishevel, disjoint, dislocate, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, hash, jumble, mess (up), mix (up), muddle, muss, rumple, scramble, shuffle, tousle, tumble, upset

Words Related to derange

embroil, entangle, snarl, tangle

agitate, perturb, stir (up), unsettle

Near Antonyms of derange

align (also aline), line, line up, queue

classify, codify, methodize, systematize, systemize

groom, make up, spruce (up)

Antonyms of derange

arrange, array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, range, regulate, straighten (up), tidy

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