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
Using weed after the onset of a mental condition can increase the chance of relapse.
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Would this Spurs squad have the mental strength to deal with that sort of scenario?
—Stuart James, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
These include unreported physical and mental impairments, housing insecurity, and a lack of high school diplomas and identification documents.
—Taylor Sisk, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Physical and mental fatigue played a factor in Denver’s last two season-ending losses, both second-round Game 7s.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Would this Spurs squad have the mental strength to deal with that sort of scenario?
—Stuart James, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
These include unreported physical and mental impairments, housing insecurity, and a lack of high school diplomas and identification documents.
—Taylor Sisk, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Physical and mental fatigue played a factor in Denver’s last two season-ending losses, both second-round Game 7s.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mental
Adjective
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The company said an internal analysis presented at the 2026 Stanford Geothermal Workshop supports output of at least 50 MW of always-on renewable electricity from a small number of wells.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Apr. 2026
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But its drafters failed to adhere to proper standards and lacked enough evidence to support a relationship between the two groups, according to a summary of the internal findings that was released to Congress in April 2024.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Philip Seymour Hoffman played him on Broadway as a near-psychotic, his philandering very much to blame for the fall of his elder son, Biff.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Less commonly, some people experience psychotic symptoms, suicidal thoughts, anxiety, paranoia, confusion or emotional distress.—
Hollis Karoly,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2026
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The foundations were welded and bolted to the strengthened deck, and the rotors themselves, fabricated with inner steel cores and composite shells, were then lifted by crane.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Apr. 2026
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The driver grabbed her upper inner thigh before dropping her off in Franklin County, north of Raleigh, the jury found.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2026
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In an insane society, this is a project of years, not weeks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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If jurors do decide that Fahim was insane at the time of the killings, he would likely be sent to a state hospital for mental health treatment.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2026
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Filming has wrapped in Norway on psychological thriller movie Dark Skulls, starring Thor Rosland (The Pendragon Cycle), Ragga Ragnars (Vikings), Christopher Rygh (The Head Hunter), and The Last Kingdom actor and World’s Strongest Man Hall of Famer Magnus Samuelsson.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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Edens did not conduct a psychological evaluation of Horner and is not offering an opinion on whether Horner presents a risk of future violence.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2026
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With the greatest opening day crowd in the history of Atlanta and the Southern league cheering in a mad, thunderous crescendo, the Atlanta Crackers reached something approaching an apogee of playing perfection yesterday to turn back the Knoxville Smokies, 9 to 0.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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The president of the United States is stark-raving mad.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
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That’s much more on the table now even among people who aren’t necessarily inclined to talk about their interior life or the interior life of other people.—
Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Bones is a pretty stellar action heroine, if only for her rah-rah speeches and her maniacal laughter in the face of men who seek to control her.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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Even when discussing this premise, his maniacal desire to win seeps through.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Mental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mental. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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