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having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind<only an insane person would jump off a skyscraper>Synonymsbalmy, bananas, batty, crackbrained, cracked, crazed, crazy, cuckoo, daffy, daft, demented, deranged, loco, loony (also looney), lunatic, mad, maniacal (also maniac), mental, moonstruck, nuts, nutty, screwy, unbalanced, unsound, wackyRelated Wordsdotty, off; aberrant, delusional, disordered; eccentric, odd, queer, strange; foolish, senseless, witless; irrational, unreasonable; berserk, delirious; depressed; distraught, frantic, frenzied, hystericalPhrasesaround the bend, off oneʼs rocker, out of oneʼs head (or mind)Near Antonymsclear, lucid, rational, reasonable; judicious, sensible, wise; healthy, normalAntonymsbalanced, sane, sound
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conceived or made without regard for reason or reality<a completely insane plan to fly to the moon on a homemade rocket>— see fantastic 1
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showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment<an insane urge to jump off a cliff>— see foolish 1
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