as in insanity
lack of good sense or judgment
this latest example of juvenile craziness does not incline us to trust you
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Recent Examples of craziness
Occupying a two-mile run from Beach Boulevard south to the Newport Beach line, State Beach is family friendly and features many of the amenities of its northern neighbor without the volume of crowds, hassles or craziness.
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Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
On Maura’s plan to protect people’s vaccines against Robert Kennedy’s craziness, crickets.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
The craziness is visceral — a combination of pounding music, billowing smoke, crackling barbecues and revving engines.
—Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Director Nisha Ganatra jollies it along, with editor Eleanor Infante making as much rhythmic sense of the mix-ups and physical craziness as possible.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Ganatra and Weiss make everything feel a bit mechanical rather than an escalating spiral of craziness, and too many scenes play like montage fodder without actually taking the plot anywhere.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
On Maura’s plan to protect people’s vaccines against Robert Kennedy’s craziness, crickets.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
The craziness is visceral — a combination of pounding music, billowing smoke, crackling barbecues and revving engines.
—Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Director Nisha Ganatra jollies it along, with editor Eleanor Infante making as much rhythmic sense of the mix-ups and physical craziness as possible.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Ganatra and Weiss make everything feel a bit mechanical rather than an escalating spiral of craziness, and too many scenes play like montage fodder without actually taking the plot anywhere.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for craziness
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Johnson had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, the outlets reported.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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The gunman was found not guilty by reason of insanity and spent decades at a mental hospital before he was released in 2016 and freed from court restrictions in 2022.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Also along for the ride is Anthony Carrigan as the enigmatic Bodie, dragged into the fray as the mystery unravels into madness.—
Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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That’s because just two weeks separate the regular season from October madness, and MLB’s playoff race could not be more chaotic.—
Johnny Flores Jr,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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This means that all of the orders a seller receives can now benefit from the speed, reliability, and simplicity of Amazon's fulfillment—with MCF fulfilling millions more orders quickly and reliably year-over-year.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Categories that don’t deliver on validation, simplicity and palatability often struggle to scale.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Consider the absurdity of carving a single oozing arancini into three or four pieces, doling out two measly salad leaves each to a foursome, or hacking a pristine fish fillet into chum for five.—
Maggie Hennessy,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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The movie works, no question, even at the peak of its absurdity.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Craziness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/craziness. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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