Synonyms of psychotic

psychotic

adjective

sī-ˈkä-tik 

sometimes offensive

as in insane

unable to think in a clear or sensible way

The identity of the psychotic criminal remains a puzzle.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of psychotic

In people with personal or family history of psychotic disorders, taking psilocybin may increase the risk of psychosis. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 5 Aug. 2026

The evaluator concluded the elder Henrichsen likely merited a diagnosis of schizophrenia or another psychotic disorder. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026

In a recent eight-week stretch, 6% of my postpartum patients met criteria for a psychotic disorder—almost six times higher than rates published in the medical literature. — Uruj Kamal Haider, Time, 21 July 2026

Prosecutors, meanwhile, contend Clancy intentionally planned the killings and was not acting under the effects of a psychotic break, according to the AP. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026