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
The description conjures mental images of similar scenes in horror movies.
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Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Unfortunately, the physical energy my body was diverting toward healing was not impacting my mental energy.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Quarterly breaks give us that mental white space.
—Tori Dunlap, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee took up an inquiry into his mental state amid allegations of a cover-up.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
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Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Unfortunately, the physical energy my body was diverting toward healing was not impacting my mental energy.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Quarterly breaks give us that mental white space.
—Tori Dunlap, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee took up an inquiry into his mental state amid allegations of a cover-up.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mental
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Marking identified a need for the district to change its attitude toward unregulated spending and tighten internal controls that will allow more board control over spending approvals.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Other internal signs have been prevalent that a contraction in exports was possible.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
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Norman Mailer achieved a similar thing in his non-fiction novel about Gary Gilmore The Executioner’s Song—although, by the time the book was published in 1979, the seedy, psychotic world of Gilmore and his two girlfriends, Nicole and April Baker, hardly came as a revelation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Since its introduction in 2022, only people with schizophrenia and other limited psychotic disorders have had access to the program.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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The helmets’ one-size-fits-all design comprised a manganese steel outer shell and an adjustable inner lining that was attached to a leather chinstrap.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Also carrying over as Harden signatures is the inner-bootie for a snug fit, as well as the DNA of the outsole pattern and the toe box.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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His votes, like his tattoos, just weren’t insane enough anymore.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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His voice messages of songs are amazing and insane.—
Kristin Robinson,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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After all, the tension between these planets can stir up emotional confrontations, magnetic attractions and psychological power plays.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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The sons and daughters don’t receive psychological counselling?—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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As Heather and Whitney hang out in their room, Whitney points out that anytime Lisa’s mad at someone, information on that person subsequently comes out.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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And that is why the idea of him relaunching his coaching career back at the scene of such failures felt mad.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The 85-footer retains the brand’s classic DNA, with a long, lean profile, and the prolific use of teak, which not only covers the cockpit but defines the interior salon and dining area on the floors, bulkheads, and ceilings.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
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If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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What's even more disturbing is that the maniacal killer's mask is made of human skin, giving him the nickname Leatherface among horror fans.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Huet succeeds in humanizing Daedone, who had an abusive father and a punishing childhood, and whose motivations come to seem understandable, if maniacal.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Mental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mental. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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