Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for non compos mentis
Adjective
  • While docked in Florida, the troupe encounters trouble in the form of psychotic Twisty the Clown (John Carroll Lynch), a deranged murderer with a taste for sideshow carnage.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Together, O’Neill and Alicia navigate a rabbit hole of deranged folk singers, psychotic cops, boxing promoters, line dancing enthusiasts, and worst of all, podcasters, the truth blurs, bodies stack, and the nature of their search comes into question.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Don’t be mad, and don’t try to hold them back with guilt.
    Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Karl turned on the headlights and got the windshield wipers going at a mad slap.
    Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Continue reading … ORWELL NIGHTMARE – Joe Rogan blasts 'insane' media silence on arrests for social media posts.
    , FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The queen greeted this insane question with a politely regal stare, ignored my faux pas, and continued talking about financial inclusion.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Beyond the mental clarity and razor sharp focus, taking mushrooms like lion’s mane also comes without many of the potential side effects that are typically associated with stimulants like jitters, energy spikes, and mid-day crashes.
    Brianna Peters, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
  • And when that starts to dawn on you, the mental toll of that is hard.
    Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Plus, Jeremiah had to still be winded by busting out that extended dance remix of his maniacal villain laugh from back on the beach.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In a desperate attempt to stop The Entity, President Erika Sloane (Angela Bassett) locates Ethan, who is now a rogue agent, and asks him to achieve the impossible by finding a way to shut the maniacal AI down.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This recipe piles them on, casting apples — which are starting to appear at farmers markets — and nuts front and center as main characters supported by a chorus of greens.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Lifting the lid revealed a small tart topped with a tongue of Spanish sea urchin, resting on a nubbly bed of cancha nuts.
    Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In fact, let’s get completely crazy and predict that Hanley goes absolutely haywire this year to the tune of … three goals!
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • This is crazy and continues to erode the public health system and the public trust in vaccines.
    Pien Huang, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The key figure turns out to be Alex’s mysterious Aunt Gladys, played in full psycho-biddy drag by Amy Madigan.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Non compos mentis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/non%20compos%20mentis. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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