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as in angry
feeling or showing anger
the constant harassment from telemarketers finally made her good and mad
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as in insane
unable to think in a clear or sensible way
the man who thinks he's been turned into a bug is clearly mad
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as in frantic
marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity
a mad rush to finish the shopping before Christmas
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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
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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
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as in to anger
to make angry
her endless excuses for not doing the work madded her overburdened coworkers
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Recent Examples of mad
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
Ditto for mad honey, a nectar that contains high levels of a neurotoxin called grayanotoxin.
—Sam Manzella, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
Can decades of quotidian contentment really hold a candle to the mad blush of first love?
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
America was, however, mad for symphonies, the more heroic the better, and Martinů found his way into the form.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Everyone who let hosting a World Cup slip away from soccer-mad Denver in 2026 should land a red card for life.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
Ditto for mad honey, a nectar that contains high levels of a neurotoxin called grayanotoxin.
—Sam Manzella, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
Can decades of quotidian contentment really hold a candle to the mad blush of first love?
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
America was, however, mad for symphonies, the more heroic the better, and Martinů found his way into the form.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mad
Adjective
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At the same time, the new chief executive officer of the British Fashion Council, a former fashion editor who was most recently executive creative director of Selfridges, isn’t frustrated or angry about the myriad challenges London fashion is facing right now.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Conservatives are right to mourn his death and to be righteously angry.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Then recently playing Forest Hills Stadium in New York was just insane to me.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
19 Sep. 2025
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Even after an insane freshman year, they’re not used to coming up with plans on their own.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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From that moment onwards the game became a frantic back and forth.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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On Friday, law enforcement officials arrested the man accused of shooting and killing Kirk, in Utah after a frantic 33-hour manhunt.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Jimmy Kimmel said something stupid and should apologize.—
Jesse Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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Yeah, stupid s--- like this apparently is gonna keep happening for the next three years.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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During the 2008 financial crisis, Biglari seized on shareholder anger and economic uncertainty.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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Taking on Kimmel On Wednesday afternoon, Carr tapped into preexisting MAGA media anger about a Monday night Kimmel monologue and used a right-wing podcaster’s platform to blast Kimmel and pressure ABC’s parent company Disney.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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Slightly ironic for a man who in his time as the team’s GM this century has infuriated all parts of Cowboys nation.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Sep. 2025
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The scale of the destruction shocked and infuriated Cutright, according to a different source familiar with the incident who did not want to be identified because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the matter.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Mistaken as the murderer, Mary is stoned and buried alive in a shallow grave by the enraged townspeople.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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The defense attorney, Michael Caesar, told jurors that Bragg became enraged after Gladney outed him as a gay man, and sought revenge.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Marie, Andre, Jordan, and Emma put down the supe uprising, but then psychotic fascist Homelander showed up to condemn them as villains and herald the murderous Cate and Sam as top students and potential recruits for the thoroughly corrupt Seven.—
EW Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
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Brown's attorneys had said Brown could at times appear psychotic.—
Kevin Grasha,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Mad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mad. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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