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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
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as in simplicity
lack of good sense or judgment
to do something so reckless would be sheer madness
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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
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Recent Examples of madness
Claire Danes and Richard Gadd both flirted with madness in high-profile acting duets this season.
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 13 June 2026
After the game, while Johnson was trying to explain the madness that had consumed his team, his answers were barely audible over the celebrity fan contingent bellowing their way out of the arena.
—Kyle Wagner, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
It’s all linked to the madness and obsessive pursuit of making movies.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 June 2026
David Fincher’s masterful Zodiac turned procedural investigation into a slow-burning descent into madness and uncertainty, while Mary Harron’s American Psycho skewered consumerist ’80s culture through the singular lens of Patrick Bateman’s unraveling mind.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 13 June 2026
After the game, while Johnson was trying to explain the madness that had consumed his team, his answers were barely audible over the celebrity fan contingent bellowing their way out of the arena.
—Kyle Wagner, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
It’s all linked to the madness and obsessive pursuit of making movies.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 June 2026
David Fincher’s masterful Zodiac turned procedural investigation into a slow-burning descent into madness and uncertainty, while Mary Harron’s American Psycho skewered consumerist ’80s culture through the singular lens of Patrick Bateman’s unraveling mind.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for madness
Noun
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However, what seemed like the perfect life was really a complex house of cards built on lies and insanity.—
David Hookstead OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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Support ballot measures or candidates (not named Steyer) focused on reforming the state’s zoning and regulatory insanity.—
Michelle Cottle,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
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There's a certain simplicity to it.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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That kind of simplicity is nice.—
Eileen Finan,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
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The moment [Democrats] are in is for righteous anger, so that to me is the X factor here in terms of her ability to tap into that.—
Anne Bryson,
CBS News,
9 Dec. 2025
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European leaders voiced anger over a new US strategy document that characterized the continent, a longtime American ally, as akin to a threat.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
9 Dec. 2025
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Wendy Williams' attorney has denied her frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and aphasia diagnosis, conditions the former talk show host was allegedly diagnosed with two years ago.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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The residence is also designated as a dementia-friendly site.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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Director Nisha Ganatra jollies it along, with editor Eleanor Infante making as much rhythmic sense of the mix-ups and physical craziness as possible.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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Ganatra and Weiss make everything feel a bit mechanical rather than an escalating spiral of craziness, and too many scenes play like montage fodder without actually taking the plot anywhere.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
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My earliest World Cup memory—a six-year-old’s spiral of indignation and despair—is of Diego Maradona’s dastardly Hand of God, which eliminated England in the quarterfinals of the 1986 edition, in Mexico.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Ultimately, grudges are rarely just bitter indignation alone.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Lacey Bond is 13 as the Satanic Panic hysteria sweeps the nation, seeing her parents arrested and accused of horrendous crimes.—
Caroline Killilea,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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Unisphere was a fitting antidote to anti-immigrant hysteria.—
Rob Kenner,
VIBE.com,
8 June 2026
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Broadcom shares hit an all-time high during Monday's trading session after the emergence of another encouraging sign that the company's custom chips are all the rage on the AI scene.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
8 Dec. 2025
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Consider how collateralized mortgage bonds bundled with other debt was all the rage 20 years ago — with disastrous results.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
7 Dec. 2025
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“Madness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madness. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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