Synonyms of madness

madness

noun

ˈmad-nəs 

1

as in insanity

a serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life

nowadays certain forms of madness are quite treatable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insanity
• dementia
• hysteria
• schizophrenia
• instability
• paranoia
• mania
• rage
• lunacy
• derangement
• aberration
• frenzy
• psychosis
• delusion
• neurosis
• irrationality
• delirium
• obsession
• unreasonableness
• abnormality
• phobia
• hallucination
• senile dementia
• hypomania
• unsoundness
• hallucinosis
• monomania
• dementedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sanity
• mind
• rationality
• reasonableness
• lucidity
• saneness
• normality
• soundness
• reasonability
• rationalness

2

as in simplicity

lack of good sense or judgment

to do something so reckless would be sheer madness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insanity
• simplicity
• craziness
• absurdity
• foolishness
• wackiness
• unwisdom
• lunacy
• zaniness
• daftness
• silliness
• nuttiness
• fatuousness
• imbecility
• inanity
• preposterousness
• dottiness
• stupidness
• folly
• witlessness
• senselessness
• nonsensicalness
• stupidity
• balminess
• brainlessness
• asininity
• idiocy
• fatuity
• slowness
• dippiness
• irrationality
• dullness
• dumbness
• simpleness
• feeblemindedness
• mindlessness
• obtuseness
• unreasonableness
• ridiculousness
• simplemindedness
• dopiness
• oafishness
• denseness
• doltishness
• weirdness
• fallacy
• kookiness
• ludicrousness
• vacuity
• gormlessness
• dim-wittedness
• laughableness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sanity
• wisdom
• prudence
• sagacity
• soundness
• rationality
• validity
• reasonableness
• sapience
• sensibleness
• perception
• logicality
• insight
• reasonability
• sagaciousness
• sageness
• discernment
• logicalness
• rationalness
• percipience

3

as in anger

an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something

her incessant insults goaded him to such madness that he would storm around breaking dishes and slamming doors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• anger
• indignation
• rage
• wrath
• outrage
• fury
• mood
• wrathfulness
• irritation
• mad
• exasperation
• irritability
• jealousy
• slow burn
• contempt
• bitterness
• furor
• annoyance
• resentment
• hostility
• ire
• spleen
• angriness
• choler
• lividity
• temper
• malice
• birse
• grudge
• outburst
• irateness
• lividness
• envy
• malevolence
• animosity
• aggravation
• antagonism
• enmity
• vexation
• embitterment
• venom
• spite
• vindictiveness
• antipathy
• rancor
• vengefulness
• delirium
• bile
• acrimony
• belligerence
• virulence
• biliousness
• crankiness
• pugnacity
• jaundice
• heat
• contentiousness
• vitriol
• irascibility
• contrariness
• pique
• warmth
• quarrelsomeness
• flare
• querulousness
• road rage
• pugnaciousness
• acrimoniousness
• pet
• orneriness
• rise
• blowup
• dudgeon
• disputatiousness
• passion
• hot-headedness
• empoisonment
• irascibleness
• air rage
• dander
• ruffle
• flare-up
• huff
• chafe

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pleasure
• delight
• patience
• calmness
• forbearance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of madness

Airline lounges like the new Chase Sapphire Reserve at DFW promise a haven from the madness of crowds. — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

As currents floated the ship north and tugboats struggled to drag it to port, the thousands of people aboard descended into filth, madness, and worse. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB shares his method behind the madness. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

Dalishus’ wife rushed over the barrier and into the ring to try to stop the madness. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026