Synonyms of mental

mental

adjective

ˈmen-tᵊl 

1

as in internal

of or relating to the mind

a funny mental image made him laugh out loud

Synonyms & Similar Words

• internal
• inner
• psychological
• interior
• intellectual
• cerebral
• cognitive
• conscious
• psychic
• knowing
• epistemic
• thinking
• reasoning
• rational
• noetic
• telepathic
• intelligent
• brilliant
• alert
• clever
• brainy
• smart
• bright
• sharp
• quick-witted
• sharp-witted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• physical
• nonmental
• somatic
• corporeal
• bodily
• corporal
• carnal
• unconscious
• fleshly
• dense
• stupid
• simple
• mindless
• unintelligent
• thick
• obtuse
• fatuous
• dopey
• brainless
• witless
• doltish
• weak-minded
• thickheaded
• slow-witted
• half-witted

2

as in psychotic

sometimes offensive unable to think in a clear or sensible way

He's gone a bitmental after his mother died.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• psychotic
• insane
• mad
• maniacal
• psycho
• crazy
• nuts
• disturbed
• demented
• crazed
• unbalanced
• unhinged
• deranged
• loco
• around the bend
• strange
• irrational
• off
• queer
• cracked
• non compos mentis
• depressed
• out to lunch
• ballistic
• foolish
• certifiable
• brainsick
• nutty
• unsound
• eccentric
• batty
• fey
• nuclear
• daft
• delusionary
• obsessed
• disordered
• distracted
• bonkers
• crackers
• haywire
• bats
• delirious
• delusional
• distraught
• off one's gourd
• loopy
• frantic
• off one's rocker
• off one's head
• out of one's head
• hysterical
• aberrant
• wud
• unreasonable
• odd
• oddball
• touched
• dotty
• potty
• pixilated
• berserk
• ape
• witless
• frenzied
• senseless
• monomaniacal
• raving
• teched
• monomaniac
• fixated
• wigged-out
• bananas
• amok

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sound
• sane
• rational
• balanced
• reasonable
• clear
• normal
• lucid
• sensible
• wise
• healthy
• judicious
• compos mentis
• uncrazy
• well-adjusted
• unneurotic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mental

At those hours, kids might not have the mental capacity to best complete their homework. — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Brown’s mental capacity must first be restored before any of those conversations can move forward. — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026

That philosophy fits in well with Angel City, which, under sporting director Mark Parsons and majority owners Willow Bay and Bob Iger, has expanded its support staff to include a psychologist and a mental performance coach. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

The smell of forest fir and mushroom is tied to an increase in mental and physical relaxation and therefore lower cortisol, along with lower blood pressure. — Loren Savini, Allure, 27 Oct. 2026