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Synonyms & Antonyms of madness
- nowadays certain forms of madness are quite treatable
Synonyms for madness
- aberration,
- dementia,
- derangement,
- insanity,
- lunacy,
- mania,
- rage
- [archaic]
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Antonyms for madness
- to do something so reckless would be sheer madness
Synonyms for madness
Words Related to madness
- denseness,
- dim-wittedness,
- doltishness,
- dopiness,
- dullness
- (also dulness),
- dumbness,
- feeblemindedness,
- gormlessness
- [chiefly British],
- idiocy,
- mindlessness,
- oafishness,
- obtuseness,
- simplemindedness,
- simpleness,
- slowness,
- stupidity,
- stupidness,
- vacuity
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Antonyms for madness
- her incessant insults goaded him to such madness that he would storm around breaking dishes and slamming doors
Synonyms for madness
Words Related to madness
- acrimoniousness,
- acrimony,
- animosity,
- antagonism,
- antipathy,
- bile,
- biliousness,
- bitterness,
- contempt,
- embitterment,
- empoisonment,
- enmity,
- grudge,
- hostility,
- rancor
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“Madness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madness. Accessed 18 May. 2022.
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The first known use of madness was in the 14th century
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