mental

adjective

ˈmen-tᵊl How to pronounce mental (audio)
Definition of mentalnext
1
as in internal
of or relating to the mind a funny mental image made him laugh out loud

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2
as in psychotic
sometimes offensive unable to think in a clear or sensible way He's gone a bitmental after his mother died.

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Recent Examples of mental Types of Exercises After Brain Injury Cognitive Training Cognitive exercises can help with boosting memory, focus, and mental skills. — Connie Etermadi, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 Then a complicated storm of medical, mental and personal crises struck in early 2024. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 The payout is part of a massive multistate settlement resolving claims that Meta intentionally designed its products to be addictive and knowingly exposed young people to mental harm. — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2026 Researchers have linked multiple risk genes to several mental disorders, and the effect each genetic variant has on developing a mental disorder is cumulative. — Anand Kumar, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mental
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mental
  1. internal
  2. psychotic
  3. inner
  4. insane
  5. psychological
  6. mad
  7. interior
  8. maniacal
Adjective
  • According to an internal announcement, Oulès started Monday and reports to Véronique Courtois, president and chief executive officer of Parfums Christian Dior and of the LVMH Group’s beauty division.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Adaptalux says the internal battery lasts up to eight hours of continuous use depending on brightness and recharges over USB-C, which can also keep the pod running while permanently plugged in.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of internal
Adjective
  • But a poor reaction to her recovery medication kicked off a psychotic episode.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Psychiatric disorders are generally divided into mood disorders and psychotic disorders, Osborne said; postpartum psychosis is a mood disorder, in which mood symptoms accompany psychotic symptoms.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of psychotic
Adjective
  • Tawfik will be perfect to portray the character’s inner struggle.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Many of these dwarf planets exist far from the sun, and don't visit the inner solar system — meaning they don't get blasted by high levels of solar radiation.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of inner
Adjective
  • The new season has been absolutely insane through four episodes as the hunt to save Joe (Zoe Saldaña) from her kidnappers is underway.
    — David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • If Gigi is malintentioned and insane and a homewrecker, there’s no story, right?
    — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of insane
Adjective
  • This practice demands patience, psychological safety, and active listening.
    — Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Rather than addressing the deeply damaging psychological impact that an armed law enforcement presence has on Black families trying to heal in nature, the administration offered standard procedural explanations and a commemorative coin.
    — Kimmie Gordon, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of psychological
Adjective
  • Riley has a talented veteran QB (Jayden Maiava), a strong O-line and now mad scientist Gary Patterson as defensive coordinator.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • It was worshipped as a goddess, believed to drive people mad, and even considered a realm for the dead.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of mad
Adjective
  • The house, built in 1960, has an interior space of 1,148 square feet.
    — Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • An open-concept design connects La Perla restaurant, an interior lounge and Tropicado Mojito Bar, where a striking walnut and green-tiled rectangular bar becomes the heart of the action.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of interior
Adjective
  • Especially after a clunker of a season in 2025, superstar receiver Justin Jefferson won’t settle for anything other than maniacal attention to detail on and off the field.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 28 July 2026
  • The odd thing about this choice is that, although the DSA’s platform is indeed chock-full of maniacal proposals, on this particular idea, the maniacs have a point.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
Definition of maniacal

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“Mental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mental. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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