Synonyms of unhinged

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adjective

ˌən-ˈhinjd 

as in psychotic

unable to think in a clear or sensible way

destined to become one of the nation's most notorious serial killers, he apparently became unhinged as a result of being abandoned as a young teen

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

unhinged

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verb

past tense of unhinge

1

as in disturbed

to cause to go insane or as if insane

the endless harassment by the guards completely unhinged the prisoners of war

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disturbed
• crazed
• deranged
• frenzied
• distracted
• confused
• unbalanced
• bothered
• maddened
• unsettled
• upset
• annoyed
• cracked
• perturbed
• agitated
• irritated
• locoed
• disquieted
• unstrung
• vexed
• discomposed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• relaxed
• calmed
• quieted
• soothed
• settled
• tranquilized

2

as in alarmed

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy

I was momentarily unhinged by the unexpected question

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disturbed
• alarmed
• distracted
• bothered
• worried
• concerned
• agitated
• unsettled
• angered
• haunted
• upset
• distressed
• annoyed
• perturbed
• plagued
• dismayed
• disquieted
• frazzled
• derailed
• distempered
• irritated
• flurried
• discomposed
• discomforted
• confused
• rattled
• weirded out
• exasperated
• freaked (out)
• exercised
• ailed
• embarrassed
• undid
• aggravated
• fussed
• bugged
• harassed
• riled
• vexed
• harried
• irked
• peeved
• nettled
• flustered
• hagrode
• discouraged
• grated
• piqued
• bedeviled
• fretted
• disconcerted
• nonplussed
• put off
• pestered
• jarred
• galled
• put out
• chafed
• mortified
• confounded
• unnerved
• discomfited
• dispirited
• fazed
• abashed
• chivied
• shook up
• demoralized
• daunted
• disheartened
• discountenanced
• got

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calmed
• composed
• quieted
• soothed
• settled
• alleviated
• allayed
• tranquilized
• assuaged
• appeased
• mollified
• pacified
• placated
• propitiated
• conciliated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unhinged

Adjective

The New Zealander drew international acclaim for roles as gruff loners and unhinged villains. — Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 13 July 2026

That epithet is more unhinged than any of the examples the Tribune Editorial Board gives in the editorial. — Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Verb

The music of their first decade was gloriously unhinged, and inspirational to folks from Kurt Cobain to the Flaming Lips. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 20 July 2026

Southern Gothic — an increasingly popular genre — revels in decay, toxic nostalgia and the unhinged. — Lo Patrick, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026