insane
adjEtymology
From Latin īnsānus (“unsound in mind; mad, insane”), from in- + sānus (“sound, sane”), equivalent to in- + sane.
- borrowed from īnsānus
Definitions
Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind
Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad.
- And you told me not to drive But I made it home alive So you said that only proves that I'm insane
Used by or relating to insane people.
- an insane hospital
- an insane asylum
Causing insanity or madness.
- Were such things here, as we doe speake about? / Or haue we eaten on the insane Root, / That takes the Reason Prisoner?
›+ 3 more definitionsshow fewer
Characterized by excess or the utmost folly
Characterized by excess or the utmost folly; ridiculous; impractical.
- an insane plan
- an insane amount of money
- The preposterous altruism too![…]Resist not evil. It is an insane immolation of self—as bad intrinsically as fakirs stabbing themselves or anchorites warping their spines in caves scarcely large enough for a fair-sized dog.
Extremely good
Extremely good; incredibly amazing.
- That guy is insane at FPS games.
- Cederstrand was all over the ice, whipping his sled around and firing pucks into the net. It's what Straschnitzki is aiming for. "He's insane. The turns, the shots. It's something I want to do some day."
- And fans echoed their responses. "You nailed it, girl! This movie is so special. Your work is insane! 💗," one person wrote. "Is there ANYTHING you can't do?! I'm impressed," said another.
Enraged
Enraged; furious.
The neighborhood
- synonym5150
- synonymbananas
- synonymbarking
- synonymbarking mad
- synonymbuggish
- synonymbuggy
- synonymbughouse
- synonymbarmy
- synonymbatchy
- synonymbatpoop
- synonymbats
- synonymbatty
- antonymsane
- antonymsober
- neighborinsanity
- neighbora kangaroo loose in the top paddock
- neighbora half bubble off plumb
- neighbora few clowns short of a circus
- neighbora few fries short of a Happy Meal
- neighbora few spanners short of a tool box
- neighboraway with the fairies
- neighborcrazy as a shithouse rat
- neighborcuckoo for Cocoa Puffs
- neighbordriving on three wheels
- neighborfew cards short of a full deck
- neighborfew cards shy of a full deck
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at insane. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at insane. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at insane
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA