mad

1 of 5

adjective

ˈmad

madder; maddest

: arising from, indicative of, or marked by mental disorder

—not used technically

: completely unrestrained by reason and judgment : unable to think in a clear or sensible way

driven mad by the pain

mad with jealousy

: incapable of being explained or accounted for

a mad decision

informal : intensely angry or displeased

What are you so mad about?

Everyone was mad about the delay.

That kind of behavior really gets me mad.

I'm so mad I could spit.

: carried away by enthusiasm or desire : extremely or excessively fond of or enthusiastic about something or someone

mad about horses

… there is a nouveau riche demographic mad for diamonds and Lamborghinis …

Kevin D. Williamson

—often used in combination

trivia known to only the most movie-mad film buffsa power-mad villainmoney-mad

: affected with rabies : rabid

a mad dog

: marked by wild gaiety and merriment : hilarious

of their childhood, of the mad pranks they played

Winston Churchill

: intensely excited : frantic

driving him mad with jealousy

Edmund Wilson

: marked by intense and often chaotic activity : wild

a mad scramble

US, informal : great in quantity, amount, extent, or degree

making mad money

Her performance won her mad respect from fans and peers alike, but the media response was tempered at best.

Joan Morgan

maddish

ˈma-dish

adjective

mad

2 of 5

verb

madded; madding

: madden

mad

3 of 5

noun

: a fit or mood of bad temper

: anger, fury

mad

4 of 5

adverb

informal

: very, extremely

We were mad tight, many of us born and raised in this same spot.

Sister Souljah

MAD

5 of 5

abbreviation

mutual assured destruction; mutually assured destruction

Synonyms

Adjective

angered
angry
apoplectic
ballistic
cheesed off [chiefly British]
choleric
enraged
foaming
fuming
furious
hopping
horn-mad
hot
incensed
indignant
inflamed
enflamed
infuriate
infuriated
irate
ireful
livid
outraged
rabid
rankled
riled
riley
roiled
shirty [chiefly British]
sore
steamed up
steaming
teed off
ticked
wrathful
wroth

Verb

anger
enrage
incense
inflame
enflame
infuriate
ire
madden
outrage
rankle
rile
roil
steam up
tick off

Noun

anger
angriness
birse [chiefly Scottish]
choler
furor
fury
indignation
irateness
ire
lividity
lividness
madness
mood [archaic]
outrage
rage
spleen
wrath
wrathfulness

See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Adjective If you keep teasing that dog, you'll make him mad. What are you so mad about? That guy makes me so mad! a movie about a mad scientist She's mad for a cute boy in her class. He's mad keen on sailing. Verb her endless excuses for not doing the work madded her overburdened coworkers Noun watch out, the boss has got a bit of a mad on just now See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Yes, there’s a chance that person might be mad at you.

Fortune, 13 Sep. 2022 The brother who was mad ran upstairs, came back down, and slapped two dimes on the table.

Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 22 Aug. 2022 And there's no need to get mad at male mosquitoes since only female mosquitoes bite.

Melissa Mahtani, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022 Morty is a kid at the bottom of the food chain; Rick is his grandfather, a drunk and dissolute mad scientist with spit or puke or something always on his chin and easy access to other worlds, dimensions and dream planes.

Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022 President of Baseball Operations and GM A.J. Preller might be the mad scientist, but none of this happens — nada, zero, zilch — without Seidler’s willingness to consider everything and wring the checkbook like a dish rag.

Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2022 Was Elton John actually mad at you for 15 years for not offering him a record deal in the early ’70s?

Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 29 June 2022 Blocks Third-Party Microsoft Trackers Remember a few months ago when everyone was mad at DuckDuckGo?

Wired, 8 Aug. 2022 Wentworth is also mad at Anne for her dismissal, adding some tension to the proceedings.

Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2022 See More

Kids Definition

mad

adjective

ˈmad

madder; maddest

: angry

He's mad at his brother.

: insane sense 1

… has the whole world gone mad today?

Christopher Paul Curtis, The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963

: done or made without thinking

a mad promise

: infatuated

She is mad about horses.

: having rabies

a mad dog

: marked by intense and often disorganized activity

At the end of the game, there was a mad scramble.

mad 1 of 3

adjective

as in angry

feeling or showing anger the constant harassment from telemarketers finally made her good and mad

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

angry
enraged
infuriated
outraged
furious
indignant
angered
infuriate
ballistic
annoyed
rabid
passionate
irate
incensed
fuming
irritable
sore
riled
wrathful
apoplectic
livid
hot
riley
ticked
steaming
inflamed
choleric
exasperated
foaming
rankled
wroth
ireful
hopping
steamed up
hopping mad
raving
shirty
aggravated
hot under the collar
roiled
horn-mad
in a huff
cheesed off
going crook
bent out of shape
enflamed
ranting
seething
blue in the face
fit to be tied
vindictive
spiteful
vengeful
embittered
resentful
boiling
in a fume
huffy
sulky
in a pet
unpleasant
malevolent
grumpy
antisocial
teed off
cross
antagonistic
burning
peevish
virulent
disagreeable
petulant
sizzling
grouchy
bristling
irascible
perturbed
stormy
smoldering
antipathetic
fretful
snappish
belligerent
bitter
cantankerous
cold
icy
piqued
rancorous
worked up
acrimonious
cranky
unfriendly
disapproving
churlish
vitriolic
crabby
distant
querulous
frigid
acrid
inimical
bristly
bilious
ornery
cool
put out
testy
fussy
touchy
pugnacious
dyspeptic
quarrelsome
sorehead
ill-tempered
inflammable
argumentative
ill-humored
soreheaded
disputatious
contentious
contrary
smouldering
quick-tempered
bearish
wrought (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

delighted
pleased
happy
accepting
agreeable
friendly
complaisant
amenable
sympathetic
satisfied
angerless
accommodating
content
cordial
amicable
calm
empathetic
obliging
sweet
tolerant
kind
understanding
pleasant
amiable
peaceable
serene
placid
tranquil
pacific
easygoing
unembittered
affable
genial
good-natured
good-tempered

as in psychotic

having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind the man who thinks he's been turned into a bug is clearly mad

Synonyms & Similar Words

psychotic
lunatic
insane
nuts
crazy
maniac
gaga
maniacal
paranoid
crazed
mental
psycho
disturbed
bonkers
deranged
unhinged
demented
loony
cuckoo
daft
wacko
irrational
batty
haywire
strange
cracked
nutty
screwy
bedlam
obsessed
depressed
foolish
looney
unbalanced
paranoidal
wacky
eccentric
barmy
ballistic
whacko
whacky
moonstruck
certifiable
around the bend
daffy
distraught
crackpot
kooky
loco
crackers
brainsick
unreasonable
bats
scatty
odd
bughouse
cranky
crackbrained
distracted
frantic
meshuga
loony tunes
kookie
off
hysterical
wud
out to lunch
unsound
delirious
looney tunes
touched
meshugah
meshuggah
loopy
neurotic
fey
delusional
fruity
meshugge
hysteric
schizophrenic
non compos mentis
queer
paranoiac
out of one's mind
off one's rocker
schizoid
off one's gourd
balmy
dotty
sociopathic
berserk
disordered
off one's head
delusionary
tetched
out of one's head
raving
paranoic
oddball
aberrant
nuclear
witless
bananas
pixilated
senseless
ape
obsessive-compulsive
potty
frenzied
teched
amok
monomaniacal
monomaniac
fixated
pixillated
amuck
wigged-out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

as in frantic

marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity a mad rush to finish the shopping before Christmas

Synonyms & Similar Words

frantic
furious
fierce
intense
intensive
violent
delirious
ferocious
frenzied
feverish
frenetic
rabid
wild
crazy
crazed
excessive
insane
lunatic
maniac
irrational
deranged
extreme
vehement
concentrated
maniacal
demented
exorbitant
inordinate
extravagant
undue
unconscionable
immoderate
lavish
overmuch
high-pressured
overweening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

calm
subdued
quiet
reasonable
relaxed
undisturbed
unperturbed
peaceful
serene
untroubled
placid
tranquil
moderate
sane
temperate
sound
easygoing
casual
balanced
low-pressure

as in stupid

showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment her mad decision to quit a good job and run off to the big city with a man she barely knew

Synonyms & Similar Words

stupid
crazy
foolish
silly
insane
absurd
lunatic
idiotic
fool
irrational
dumb
ridiculous
loony
daft
nutty
zany
unreasonable
looney
weak
wacky
cuckoo
idiotical
unwise
simple
senseless
slow
dippy
witless
dotty
nonsensical
fatuous
kooky
daffy
asinine
tomfool
crackpot
simpleminded
inept
preposterous
screwball
jerky
whacky
harebrained
brainless
unreasoning
sappy
moronic
cockeyed
imbecile
bubbleheaded
kookie
clueless
weak-minded
lunkheaded
thoughtless
half-witted
half-baked
featherheaded
balmy
thickheaded
illogical
feebleminded
out to lunch
unreasoned
obtuse
dopey
doltish
lamebrain
dull
pinheaded
dunderheaded
mindless
ludicrous
unintelligent
dim
invalid
dense
dorky
softheaded
laughable
vacuous
oafish
airheaded
thick
gormless
fallacious
soft
chuckleheaded
opaque
farcical
surd
nonrational
knuckleheaded
lamebrained
dim-witted
imbecilic
unsound
clownish
brain-dead
empty-headed
boobish
chowderheaded
slow-witted
dopy
birdbrained
buffoonish
notional
unconsidered
ill-advised

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

wise
sane
sensible
sound
prudent
clever
smart
sagacious
judicious
reasonable
intelligent
sage
bright
rational
valid
logical
brainy
sapient
well-advised

mad

2 of 3

noun

as in anger

an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something watch out, the boss has got a bit of a mad on just now

Synonyms & Similar Words

anger
rage
indignation
fury
wrath
outrage
mood
madness
wrathfulness
irritation
slow burn
exasperation
jealousy
irritability
ire
contempt
furor
annoyance
resentment
bitterness
spleen
temper
grudge
angriness
birse
choler
hostility
envy
irateness
outburst
malice
lividity
lividness
animosity
venom
enmity
antipathy
spite
bile
vexation
embitterment
antagonism
aggravation
malevolence
vindictiveness
biliousness
pique
belligerence
jaundice
pugnacity
querulousness
rancor
delirium
vengefulness
vitriol
virulence
heat
huff
irascibility
acrimony
dudgeon
crankiness
pet
orneriness
flare
contentiousness
quarrelsomeness
pugnaciousness
blowup
irascibleness
contrariness
rise
hot-headedness
disputatiousness
passion
chafe
warmth
road rage
acrimoniousness
empoisonment
dander
ruffle
air rage
flare-up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

delight
pleasure
patience
calmness
forbearance

mad

3 of 3

verb

as in to anger

to make angry her endless excuses for not doing the work madded her overburdened coworkers

Synonyms & Similar Words

anger
infuriate
enrage
annoy
outrage
irritate
rile
ire
madden
get
offend
steam up
rub the wrong way
aggravate
roil
inflame
provoke
vex
huff
miff
tick off
rankle
affront
exasperate
incense
enflame
peeve
get one's goat
pique
put out
antagonize
cross
ruffle
nettle
embitter
burn (up)
envenom

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

please
delight
gratify
relieve
soothe
allay
placate
assuage
calm
appease
comfort
quiet
pacify
console
conciliate
settle
lull
charm
mollify
disarm
beguile
bewitch
captivate
enchant

单词	mad
释义	mad 1 of 5 adjective ˈmad madder; maddest 1 : arising from, indicative of, or marked by mental disorder —not used technically 2 a : completely unrestrained by reason and judgment : unable to think in a clear or sensible way driven mad by the pain mad with jealousy b : incapable of being explained or accounted for a mad decision 3 informal : intensely angry or displeased What are you so mad about? Everyone was mad about the delay. That kind of behavior really gets me mad. I'm so mad I could spit. 4 : carried away by enthusiasm or desire : extremely or excessively fond of or enthusiastic about something or someone mad about horses … there is a nouveau riche demographic mad for diamonds and Lamborghinis … Kevin D. Williamson —often used in combination trivia known to only the most movie-mad film buffsa power-mad villainmoney-mad 5 : affected with rabies : rabid a mad dog 6 : marked by wild gaiety and merriment : hilarious of their childhood, of the mad pranks they played Winston Churchill 7 : intensely excited : frantic driving him mad with jealousy Edmund Wilson 8 : marked by intense and often chaotic activity : wild a mad scramble 9 US, informal : great in quantity, amount, extent, or degree making mad money Her performance won her mad respect from fans and peers alike, but the media response was tempered at best. Joan Morgan maddish ˈma-dish adjective mad 2 of 5 verb madded; madding : madden mad 3 of 5 noun 1 : a fit or mood of bad temper 2 : anger, fury mad 4 of 5 adverb informal : very, extremely We were mad tight, many of us born and raised in this same spot. Sister Souljah MAD 5 of 5 abbreviation mutual assured destruction; mutually assured destruction Phrases like mad : to an extreme degree spending like mad working like mad to get the job done on time Synonyms Adjective angered angry apoplectic ballistic cheesed off [chiefly British] choleric enraged foaming fuming furious hopping horn-mad hot incensed indignant inflamed enflamed infuriate infuriated irate ireful livid outraged rabid rankled riled riley roiled shirty [chiefly British] sore steamed up steaming teed off ticked wrathful wroth Verb anger enrage incense inflame enflame infuriate ire madden outrage rankle rile roil steam up tick off Noun anger angriness birse [chiefly Scottish] choler furor fury indignation irateness ire lividity lividness madness mood [archaic] outrage rage spleen wrath wrathfulness See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective If you keep teasing that dog, you'll make him mad. What are you so mad about? That guy makes me so mad! a movie about a mad scientist She's mad for a cute boy in her class. He's mad keen on sailing. Verb her endless excuses for not doing the work madded her overburdened coworkers Noun watch out, the boss has got a bit of a mad on just now See More Recent Examples on the Web Adjective Yes, there’s a chance that person might be mad at you. Fortune, 13 Sep. 2022 The brother who was mad ran upstairs, came back down, and slapped two dimes on the table. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 22 Aug. 2022 And there's no need to get mad at male mosquitoes since only female mosquitoes bite. Melissa Mahtani, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022 Morty is a kid at the bottom of the food chain; Rick is his grandfather, a drunk and dissolute mad scientist with spit or puke or something always on his chin and easy access to other worlds, dimensions and dream planes. Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022 President of Baseball Operations and GM A.J. Preller might be the mad scientist, but none of this happens — nada, zero, zilch — without Seidler’s willingness to consider everything and wring the checkbook like a dish rag. Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2022 Was Elton John actually mad at you for 15 years for not offering him a record deal in the early ’70s? Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 29 June 2022 Blocks Third-Party Microsoft Trackers Remember a few months ago when everyone was mad at DuckDuckGo? Wired, 8 Aug. 2022 Wentworth is also mad at Anne for her dismissal, adding some tension to the proceedings. Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Adjective, Verb, and Noun Middle English medd, madd, from Old English gemǣd, past participle of gemǣdan to madden, from gemād* silly, mad; akin to Old High German gimeit foolish, crazy First Known Use Adjective before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined above Noun 1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adverb 1895, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing mad drive (someone) mad go mad hopping mad like mad mad keen on mad as a hatter mad-brained mad props stark raving mad stark staring mad mad money mad dash mad cow disease horn-mad barking mad See More drive (someone) mad go mad hopping mad like mad mad keen on mad as a hatter mad-brained mad props stark raving mad stark staring mad mad money mad dash mad cow disease horn-mad barking mad See More Kids Definition mad adjective ˈmad madder; maddest 1 : angry He's mad at his brother. 2 : insane sense 1 … has the whole world gone mad today? Christopher Paul Curtis, The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 3 : done or made without thinking a mad promise 4 : infatuated She is mad about horses. 5 : having rabies a mad dog 6 : marked by intense and often disorganized activity At the end of the game, there was a mad scramble. Medical Definition mad adjective ˈmad madder; maddest 1 : arising from, indicative of, or marked by mental disorder —not used technically 2 : affected with rabies : rabid mad 1 of 3 adjective 1 as in angry feeling or showing anger the constant harassment from telemarketers finally made her good and mad Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance angry enraged infuriated outraged furious indignant angered infuriate ballistic annoyed rabid passionate irate incensed fuming irritable sore riled wrathful apoplectic livid hot riley ticked steaming inflamed choleric exasperated foaming rankled wroth ireful hopping steamed up hopping mad raving shirty aggravated hot under the collar roiled horn-mad in a huff cheesed off going crook bent out of shape enflamed ranting seething blue in the face fit to be tied vindictive spiteful vengeful embittered resentful boiling in a fume huffy sulky in a pet unpleasant malevolent grumpy antisocial teed off cross antagonistic burning peevish virulent disagreeable petulant sizzling grouchy bristling irascible perturbed stormy smoldering antipathetic fretful snappish belligerent bitter cantankerous cold icy piqued rancorous worked up acrimonious cranky unfriendly disapproving churlish vitriolic crabby distant querulous frigid acrid inimical bristly bilious ornery cool put out testy fussy touchy pugnacious dyspeptic quarrelsome sorehead ill-tempered inflammable argumentative ill-humored soreheaded disputatious contentious contrary smouldering quick-tempered bearish wrought (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms delighted pleased happy accepting agreeable friendly complaisant amenable sympathetic satisfied angerless accommodating content cordial amicable calm empathetic obliging sweet tolerant kind understanding pleasant amiable peaceable serene placid tranquil pacific easygoing unembittered affable genial good-natured good-tempered See More 2 as in psychotic having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind the man who thinks he's been turned into a bug is clearly mad Synonyms & Similar Words psychotic lunatic insane nuts crazy maniac gaga maniacal paranoid crazed mental psycho disturbed bonkers deranged unhinged demented loony cuckoo daft wacko irrational batty haywire strange cracked nutty screwy bedlam obsessed depressed foolish looney unbalanced paranoidal wacky eccentric barmy ballistic whacko whacky moonstruck certifiable around the bend daffy distraught crackpot kooky loco crackers brainsick unreasonable bats scatty odd bughouse cranky crackbrained distracted frantic meshuga loony tunes kookie off hysterical wud out to lunch unsound delirious looney tunes touched meshugah meshuggah loopy neurotic fey delusional fruity meshugge hysteric schizophrenic non compos mentis queer paranoiac out of one's mind off one's rocker schizoid off one's gourd balmy dotty sociopathic berserk disordered off one's head delusionary tetched out of one's head raving paranoic oddball aberrant nuclear witless bananas pixilated senseless ape obsessive-compulsive potty frenzied teched amok monomaniacal monomaniac fixated pixillated amuck wigged-out Antonyms & Near Antonyms sane sound reasonable rational clear balanced wise compos mentis uncrazy sensible normal lucid judicious healthy well-adjusted unneurotic See More 3 as in frantic marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity a mad rush to finish the shopping before Christmas Synonyms & Similar Words frantic furious fierce intense intensive violent delirious ferocious frenzied feverish frenetic rabid wild crazy crazed excessive insane lunatic maniac irrational deranged extreme vehement concentrated maniacal demented exorbitant inordinate extravagant undue unconscionable immoderate lavish overmuch high-pressured overweening Antonyms & Near Antonyms calm subdued quiet reasonable relaxed undisturbed unperturbed peaceful serene untroubled placid tranquil moderate sane temperate sound easygoing casual balanced low-pressure See More 4 as in stupid showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment her mad decision to quit a good job and run off to the big city with a man she barely knew Synonyms & Similar Words stupid crazy foolish silly insane absurd lunatic idiotic fool irrational dumb ridiculous loony daft nutty zany unreasonable looney weak wacky cuckoo idiotical unwise simple senseless slow dippy witless dotty nonsensical fatuous kooky daffy asinine tomfool crackpot simpleminded inept preposterous screwball jerky whacky harebrained brainless unreasoning sappy moronic cockeyed imbecile bubbleheaded kookie clueless weak-minded lunkheaded thoughtless half-witted half-baked featherheaded balmy thickheaded illogical feebleminded out to lunch unreasoned obtuse dopey doltish lamebrain dull pinheaded dunderheaded mindless ludicrous unintelligent dim invalid dense dorky softheaded laughable vacuous oafish airheaded thick gormless fallacious soft chuckleheaded opaque farcical surd nonrational knuckleheaded lamebrained dim-witted imbecilic unsound clownish brain-dead empty-headed boobish chowderheaded slow-witted dopy birdbrained buffoonish notional unconsidered ill-advised Antonyms & Near Antonyms wise sane sensible sound prudent clever smart sagacious judicious reasonable intelligent sage bright rational valid logical brainy sapient well-advised See More mad 2 of 3 noun as in anger an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something watch out, the boss has got a bit of a mad on just now Synonyms & Similar Words anger rage indignation fury wrath outrage mood madness wrathfulness irritation slow burn exasperation jealousy irritability ire contempt furor annoyance resentment bitterness spleen temper grudge angriness birse choler hostility envy irateness outburst malice lividity lividness animosity venom enmity antipathy spite bile vexation embitterment antagonism aggravation malevolence vindictiveness biliousness pique belligerence jaundice pugnacity querulousness rancor delirium vengefulness vitriol virulence heat huff irascibility acrimony dudgeon crankiness pet orneriness flare contentiousness quarrelsomeness pugnaciousness blowup irascibleness contrariness rise hot-headedness disputatiousness passion chafe warmth road rage acrimoniousness empoisonment dander ruffle air rage flare-up Antonyms & Near Antonyms delight pleasure patience calmness forbearance mad 3 of 3 verb as in to anger to make angry her endless excuses for not doing the work madded her overburdened coworkers Synonyms & Similar Words anger infuriate enrage annoy outrage irritate rile ire madden get offend steam up rub the wrong way aggravate roil inflame provoke vex huff miff tick off rankle affront exasperate incense enflame peeve get one's goat pique put out antagonize cross ruffle nettle embitter burn (up) envenom Antonyms & Near Antonyms please delight gratify relieve soothe allay placate assuage calm appease comfort quiet pacify console conciliate settle lull charm mollify disarm beguile bewitch captivate enchant See 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