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also maniac
as in psychotic
unable to think in a clear or sensible way
The show's maniacal villain has no method to his madness.
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Recent Examples of maniacal
Wisecracking, cackling mini-maniac Teddy was the daredevil of the group.
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Sezin Devi Koehler September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
America’s closest ally was teetering on the precipice of collapse to a maniacal leader, which would give the Nazis control of Europe.
—Doug Most
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Cregger’s confident direction and the maniacal commitment of the actor in that late-arrival role allow the comedy to co-exist with horrific violence and escalating suspense in a concluding stretch with a dash of Lord of the Flies.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
But also, the Big Ten’s maniacal College Football Playoff push and, of course, realignment.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 30 July 2025
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Sezin Devi Koehler September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
America’s closest ally was teetering on the precipice of collapse to a maniacal leader, which would give the Nazis control of Europe.
—Doug Most
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Cregger’s confident direction and the maniacal commitment of the actor in that late-arrival role allow the comedy to co-exist with horrific violence and escalating suspense in a concluding stretch with a dash of Lord of the Flies.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
But also, the Big Ten’s maniacal College Football Playoff push and, of course, realignment.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maniacal
Adjective
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Marie, Andre, Jordan, and Emma put down the supe uprising, but then psychotic fascist Homelander showed up to condemn them as villains and herald the murderous Cate and Sam as top students and potential recruits for the thoroughly corrupt Seven.—
EW Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
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Brown's attorneys had said Brown could at times appear psychotic.—
Kevin Grasha,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Is Hinako mad, or is the world around her mad?—
Vincent Acovino,
NPR,
22 Sep. 2025
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Many teammates were rightfully mad.—
Eli Thompson,
Rolling Stone,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The first game famously took thirst-trap renditions of the Greek pantheon and imbued each figure with an insane amount of charm.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Starting the competition off with a bang with the cape and then moving right into killing the athleisure [challenge] was just insane.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The only thing that may be crazier than the actual football life is this satirical comedy-drama that has more to do with a hedonistic existence than play-action passes.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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And yet, the craziest thing to me is having a little autonomous robot doing my yard work.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Maniacal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maniacal. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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