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Antonyms for certifiable
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : sur-tuh-fahy-uh-buh l, sur-tuh-fahy- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɜr təˌfaɪ ə bəl, ˌsɜr təˈfaɪ- |
Definition of certifiable
Origin :- 1846, from certify + -able. Meaning "so deranged as to be certifiably insane" is recorded from 1912.
- As in psychotic : adj mentally deranged
- As in psycho : adj insane
- As in psychopathic : adj psychotic
- As in crazed : adj insane
- The husband, though in a state of acute nervous disorder, is not certifiable.
- Extract from : « Modernities » by Horace Barnett Samuel
- Short of cases of certifiable insanity there are a number of prisoners who are mentally defective.
- Extract from : « The Criminal & the Community » by James Devon
Synonyms for certifiable
- berserk
- certifiable
- crazed
- crazy
- demented
- deranged
- distracted
- flipped-out
- frenzied
- hysterical
- insane
- loony
- lunatic
- mad
- maniac
- manic
- manic-depressive
- mental
- non compos mentis
- nuts
- off one's rocker
- out of one's mind
- over the edge
- psycho
- psychoneurotic
- psychopathic
- psychotic
- raving
- schizophrenic
- screwy
- sick
- unbalanced
- unhinged
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