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Synonyms & Antonyms of unhinged
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- 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 for unhinged
- balmy,
- barmy
- [chiefly British],
- bats,
- batty,
- bedlam,
- bonkers,
- brainsick,
- bughouse
- [slang],
- certifiable,
- crackbrained,
- cracked,
- crackers,
- crackpot,
- cranky
- [dialect],
- crazed,
- crazy,
- cuckoo,
- daffy,
- daft,
- demented,
- deranged,
- fruity
- [slang],
- gaga,
- haywire,
- insane,
- kooky
- (also kookie),
- loco
- [slang],
- loony
- (also looney),
- loony tunes
- (or looney tunes),
- lunatic,
- mad,
- maniacal
- (also maniac),
- mental,
- meshuga
- (or meshugge also meshugah or meshuggah),
- moonstruck,
- non compos mentis,
- nuts,
- nutty,
- psycho,
- psychotic,
- scatty
- [chiefly British],
- screwy,
- unbalanced,
- unsound,
- wacko
- (also whacko),
- wacky
- (also whacky),
- wud
- [chiefly Scottish]
Words Related to unhinged
- aberrant,
- delirious,
- delusional,
- delusionary,
- disordered,
- disturbed,
- neurotic,
- obsessive-compulsive,
- paranoiac
- (also paranoic),
- paranoid
- (also paranoidal),
- schizoid,
- schizophrenic,
- sociopathic
- distracted,
- distraught,
- frantic,
- frenzied,
- hysterical
- (also hysteric),
- raving,
- wigged-out
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unhinged
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of unhinged (Entry 2 of 2)
- the endless harassment by the guards completely unhinged the prisoners of war
Synonyms for unhinged
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Near Antonyms for unhinged
- calmed,
- quieted,
- relaxed,
- settled,
- soothed,
- tranquilized
- (also tranquillized)
- I was momentarily unhinged by the unexpected question
Synonyms for unhinged
- agitated,
- ailed,
- alarmed
- (also alarumed),
- bothered,
- concerned,
- derailed,
- discomforted,
- discomposed,
- dismayed,
- disquieted,
- distempered,
- distracted,
- distressed,
- disturbed,
- exercised,
- flurried,
- frazzled,
- freaked (out),
- fussed,
- hagrode,
- perturbed,
- undid,
- unsettled,
- upset,
- weirded out,
- worried
Words Related to unhinged
- aggravated,
- angered,
- annoyed,
- bugged,
- chafed,
- chivied
- (or chivvied),
- exasperated,
- fretted,
- galled,
- got,
- grated,
- harassed,
- harried,
- irked,
- irritated,
- nettled,
- peeved,
- pestered,
- piqued,
- put off,
- put out,
- riled,
- vexed
- (also vext)
Near Antonyms for unhinged
Antonyms for unhinged
- calmed,
- composed,
- quieted,
- settled,
- soothed,
- tranquilized
- (also tranquillized)
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The Words of the Week - 6/5/20
The Words of the Week - 6/5/20
Some of the words that defined the week ending June 5, 2020
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“Unhinged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhinged. Accessed 26 Sep. 2021.
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