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adjective (1)

ˈmad How to pronounce mad (audio)
Definition of madnext
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as in angry
feeling or showing anger the constant harassment from telemarketers finally made her good and mad

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as in insane
unable to think in a clear or sensible way the man who thinks he's been turned into a bug is clearly mad

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as in frantic
marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity a mad rush to finish the shopping before Christmas

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as in stupid
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment her mad decision to quit a good job and run off to the big city with a man she barely knew

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mad

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noun

as in anger
an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something watch out, the boss has got a bit of a mad on just now

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mad

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verb

as in to anger
to make angry her endless excuses for not doing the work madded her overburdened coworkers

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mad (about)

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adjective (2)

as in crazy (about or over)
filled with an intense or excessive love for he's virtually inseparable from his new girlfriend and seems to be just mad about her

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Recent Examples of mad
Adjective
Street stylers were also mad for suede bags, which mix practicality and polish. — Irene Kim, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026 When the Farmer destroys the flock’s pumpkin patch, Shaun turns mad scientist, concocting a growth potion to put things right. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 If mortgages cost 15% and hyperscalers are still spending like there’s no tomorrow, people are going to be very mad at both of them. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Richard Dawkins, the British evolutionary theorist and author of the groundbreaking best seller The Selfish Gene (1976), among many other books, appears to have gone a bit mad. — James Gleick, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mad
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mad
  1. angry
  2. insane
  3. frantic
  4. stupid
  5. anger
  6. infuriate
  7. enraged
  8. psychotic
Adjective
  • His second confrontation is with an angry, judgmental version of Original Vision who accuses him of cowardice and inaction for denying his identity for so long.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
  • His familiar cast of angry, sometimes menacing children began to give way to quieter, more introspective figures.
    — Daniel Cassady for ARTnews, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of angry
Adjective
  • Hats off to The Daily Show for name-dropping a specific insane cheesecake varietal.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
  • But looking for some sort of explanation or path for your favorite team to follow is insane.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of insane
Adjective
  • The music itself is frantic and bombastic, exploding her crush into a throbbing, single-minded fascination.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In the film, a couple’s baby boy is abducted and his frantic mother finds a way to get him back.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of frantic
Adjective
  • As stupid and trad as the wife-in-the-kitchen expectation is, that’s just a surface issue.
    — Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Billionaires presumably didn't become billionaires by being stupid, and only the supremely stupid could fail to see what's coming in California.
    — Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of stupid
Noun
  • That anger essentially becomes Dylan’s oxygen by the end of the run.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The plot of Godzilla Minus Zero is a whirl of characters trying to redeem themselves for their past mistakes, or feeling so much anger toward an aggressor that their own moral compasses go awry.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of anger
Verb
  • The podcaster Candace Owens drove those theories, infuriating her former employer, Daily Wire founder Ben Shapiro.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The decision has infuriated Democrats and threatened the party’s path to winning a Senate majority.
    — Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of infuriate
Adjective
  • The altercation erupted after an enraged woman allegedly slapped a fellow speaker with a phone and lunged when challenged on women's rights in Iran.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Humiliated and enraged, Shurpanakha flees and recounts the incident to her brother Khara, setting in motion a series of confrontations between the rakshasas and Rama and Lakshmana.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of enraged
Adjective
  • Simonoff said police have been in contact with Jones' mother in Oregon, who told them her son is psychotic and needs medication.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Defense attorney Juan Mourin argued that Davis suffered a psychotic episode.
    — Anna McAllister, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
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“Mad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mad. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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