as in psychotic
unable to think in a clear or sensible way
a deranged prisoner who had been in that rat-infested hole for 20 years
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as in crazed
to cause to go insane or as if insane
being stranded at night on a lonely road would derange anyone
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as in disrupted
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
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Recent Examples of deranged
Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
But the Democrats had inserted two other candidates even more deranged than Golden, so Poliquin didn’t quite get a majority.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
The perpetrator is obviously deranged, but posts like Min’s might rile up and radicalize the next deranged person.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Hearing the latter statement, about Kirchner’s willingness to die, some saw a radical on some kind of deranged mission.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
But the Democrats had inserted two other candidates even more deranged than Golden, so Poliquin didn’t quite get a majority.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
Most people don’t commit violent acts, but in the hands of someone who’s fired up and mentally deranged, anything can happen.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
The perpetrator is obviously deranged, but posts like Min’s might rile up and radicalize the next deranged person.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deranged
Adjective
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That character is having a kind of psychotic break, really.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
13 Jan. 2026
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However, mental health experts now warn that for a small group of vulnerable people, long and emotionally charged conversations with AI may worsen delusions or psychotic symptoms.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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They are not deranged or crazed.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
16 Dec. 2025
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To make matters worse, Elphaba believes he has been killed and becomes crazed with grief.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
21 Nov. 2025
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Sources familiar with the organization's workings acknowledged to CBS News Texas that its operations were disrupted when schools shut down for COVID-19.—
Andrea Lucia,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Context matters, legal analyst says The protesters who disrupted Sunday services at the Minneapolis church might have violated the two federal laws, CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig said Tuesday, but context matters.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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This moment marked the crux of a seemingly insane personal challenge that Liberato—an ultrarunner, coach, and yes, regular psychedelics user—took on in 2025.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
22 Jan. 2026
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What's going on in Minneapolis is insane Come on.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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The orbit of this potential exomoon is tilted at around 60 degrees relative to the orbital plane of its parent planet, potentially indicating some type of interaction has disturbed this system at some point in its history.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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High wind also caused visibility problems near construction and agricultural areas where soil was disturbed, including land along I-70 and I-76 northeast of Denver.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
16 Jan. 2026
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Sassounian, for his part, doesn’t think there’s any risk the two California Couriers would ever be confused with each other.—
Colin Lecher,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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Many of the event’s attendees were confused about — or ignorant of — what had occurred on the other side of the court house.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
9 Jan. 2026
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And everyone is mad at Andrew—though this one feels like a rumor and more reality.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
7 Jan. 2026
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He’s been thrown straight into a mad month, in which Chelsea have Premier League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup and Champions League fixtures.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Completely unhinged in the best way.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
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The message is strong for a real world that is increasingly unhinged in so many ways.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Deranged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deranged. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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