MENTAL Synonyms: 148 Similar and Opposite Words

mental

adjective

ˈmen-tᵊl

Definition of mental

as in internal

of or relating to the mind a funny mental image made him laugh out loud

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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 Saturday’s game showed a team that overcame both mental and physical hurdles. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026 This text outlines eight successive stages of yoga aimed at reaching mental tranquility through focus on God. — Bhakti Mamtora, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026 Sometimes there isn’t enough time, mental, emotional, or physical capacity to take on another commitment, and that’s okay, too. — Jasmine Johnson, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 However, their understanding of success is inextricably linked to achieving good mental and physical health. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mental

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Adjective

Cavitation has been modeled for a long time, but scientists have never examined it as an internal driver of droplet breakup.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
Roche stopped work on one of its obesity drug candidates, after clinical-trial data suggested the medicine did not hit internal targets, The Wall Street Journal tells us.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of internal

Adjective

Kratom can produce either stimulating or sedating effects, depending on the dosage taken, and can produce psychotic symptoms, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

— Phil Helsel, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2026
After she was sent back to Los Angeles, Leigh suffered a psychotic break.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of psychotic

Adjective

Channel your inner Stewart and Middleton and snatch up a few skinnies of your own for fall.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 29 Sep. 2026
The most potent day of the month for inner alchemy and purification will be on October 23, when the Sun enters Scorpio and conjoins Venus, an event otherwise known as a Venus cazimi.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of inner

Adjective

In particular, users are gravitating towards — and posting their own covers of — the bridge, which finds Williams belting insane high notes.

— Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
Evidently, the Manhunter released gas that drove Antaan’s people insane, forcing many of them to jump to their deaths.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of insane

Adjective

Instead of a nanny, Lowen Ashleigh (Johnson) is a up-and-coming writer hired to help famed author Verity Crawford (Hathaway) finish her series of twisted psychological thrillers after a car accident left her unable to complete them on her own.

— Glamour, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2026
Josh, your book is deeply psychological and rooted in a child’s experience, following Bela’s narration and her uncertainty about what’s real.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of psychological

Adjective

To Hitchcock, the indelible feature of Roosevelt’s Presidency was his desire to protect democratic norms and processes amid crises, even as critics accused him of being a power-mad dictator or a Communist sympathizer.

— Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
The video has so many of Taylor’s favorite tropes—weddings that turn into a mess, metaphorically breaking glass, red wine spilling, mad women, chatty ghosts, symbolic houses.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of mad

Adjective

Hanging from a gantry erected in the interior courtyard of the palazzo, tire fragments are threaded together and reassembled into hulking blasting mats.

— Tina M. Campt, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Datskovska regularly reports on interior trends worth shopping online.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of interior

Adjective

These machines—the maniacal Maverick R, with its praying mantis-like front suspension, and the hard-working Pioneer—have little else in common.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 2 Sep. 2026
His teammate Christian McCaffrey, who is also known for his maniacal training regimen, has been impressed with Kittle’s recovery.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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