Synonyms of madman

madman

noun

ˈmad-ˌman 

as in devil

a person who seeks out very dangerous or foolhardy adventures with no apparent fear

as far as I'm concerned, anyone who likes skydiving is a madman

Synonyms & Similar Words

• devil
• cowboy
• madcap
• daredevil
• berserk
• hot dog
• showboat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of madman

The garages at drag events are full of red-eyed madmen who have sold their houses and chased their wives and children away in pursuit of this. — New Atlas, 13 July 2026

Ozzy was the madman up front, usually singing brooding lyrics written by Geezer. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 17 June 2026

Verbinski’s latest, a genre-bending sci-fi that sees Sam Rockwell as a time-travelling madman recruiting help to save humanity from the threat of artificial intelligence, led the director to take a deep dive into new tools. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 13 June 2026

When Sarah’s eyes moved from the map to the paper piling up in my writing nook marked with the chicken scratchings of a madman, her eyebrows arched to the highest point eyebrows can arch. — Literary Hub, 18 May 2026