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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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2
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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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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as in to anger
to make angry
her endless excuses for not doing the work madded her overburdened coworkers
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Recent Examples of mad
Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
This all tends to be a bit of a circus — tenants get mad, landlords get mad, then the board comes out with a number everyone hates.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 6 Jan. 2026
Krakowski was immediately mad for the part of the egomaniacal actress Jenna Maroney.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2026
The Arts are for everyone - and the Left is mad about it.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 28 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
Think Black cops, think Clarence Thomas, and get ready to get mad.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
This all tends to be a bit of a circus — tenants get mad, landlords get mad, then the board comes out with a number everyone hates.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 6 Jan. 2026
Krakowski was immediately mad for the part of the egomaniacal actress Jenna Maroney.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2026
The Arts are for everyone - and the Left is mad about it.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 28 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mad
Adjective
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Snook and Lacy, who display such sharp instincts in their best work, seem to have been directed to overact; cameras freeze on their exaggeratedly bewildered or angry or devastated expressions, putting exclamation points at the end of too many scenes.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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So what actually makes Powell angry?—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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His votes, like his tattoos, just weren’t insane enough anymore.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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His voice messages of songs are amazing and insane.—
Kristin Robinson,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Marissa’s frantic initial attempts to find him and figure out what happened create a suspenseful, frightening opening.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Nov. 2025
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As the family's frantic search begins, the media is quick to point the finger at Marissa and her friend, Jenny Kaminski (Fanning), whose nanny, Carrie Finch (Sophia Lillis), becomes the prime suspect.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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What gave me the crazy idea to stand at the bar, listening to that woman being praised for her stupid f---ing commitment to New York City and her ugly f---ing buildings?—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Her mechanism for luring victims involves a stick, someone’s hair, her blood, and another person stupid enough to let her through their front door.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The thumping Republicans took in this week's elections reflected longer-running anger among constituencies that already leaned Democratic, but the GOP needs to worry that the government shutdown will cause that frustration to spread.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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And that is why my first true voice—the one that could hold complexity, contradiction, grief, even anger—came in English.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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That defeat denied Indianapolis a playoff appearance and infuriated the man in charge of it all.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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The lack of details about the operations has infuriated members of Congress on both sides of the political spectrum.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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An enraged University of Iowa student was arrested after a Turning Point USA table was flipped on campus in an incident that was caught on video.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Which casts a show seemingly designed to bypass all judgments with respect to storytelling and taste, gliding straight to the pleasure center of some imaginary horny, enraged, shopaholic feminine id, in a fairly sinister light.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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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.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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People with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder may be quiet and withdrawn for a long time, then unexpectedly slip into a psychotic episode.—
Kat McGowan,
NPR,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Mad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mad. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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