Synonyms of madmen

madmen

noun

plural of madman

as in devils

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

• devils
• cowboys
• daredevils
• madcaps
• hotdogs
• showboats
• berserks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of madmen

Nothing’s really changed except the weather and the fact that more madmen have the keys to the kingdom. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

First, as Americans, by the madmen who strike at our nation, at our physical, mental and emotional core. — Reshma Memon Yaqub, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

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

Sometimes darkly humorous, sometimes strangely heartbreaking, this immersive storytelling experience is Edgar Allan Poe for the modern age; a heart-to-bleeding-heart with madmen, murderers and monsters all dying to tell their story. — William Earl, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026

But there’s still something delectable about Guillermo del Toro, a director who is both a visionary and a genre classicist, returning to the original horror novel, the tale of monsters and madmen that gave birth to all subsequent tales of monsters and madmen. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025

Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan were madmen marching the United States toward nuclear war. — Isaac Schorr, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025