Antonyms for insane
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : in-seyn |
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈseɪn |
Definition of insane
Origin :- 1550s, from Latin insanus "mad, insane; outrageous, excessive, extravagant," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + sanus "well, healthy, sane" (see sane). Originally only of persons; of actions, from 1842. Cf. lunatic; and Italian pazzo "insane," originally a euphemism, from Latin patiens "suffering." German verrückt, literally past participle of verrücken "to displace," "applied to the brain as to a clock that is 'out of order' " [Buck]. The noun meaning "insane person" is attested from 1786.
- adj mentally ill; foolish
- Schwitter, the nurseryman, had proved to have a wife in an insane asylum.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- The adoration of her, and the insane desire of her, can be seen in every play he wrote from 1597 to 1608.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- Advocated with more heat than light by the outmates of every asylum for the insane.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- He, and he alone, in this insane city, will wait at table (the Chinaman doesn't count).
- Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
- And the fancy was this: Are not the sane and the insane equal at night as the sane lie a dreaming?
- Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
- It is insane, admirable, imposing; and it makes one feel proud.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- His design then appeared to him insane, monstrous, polluting.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- But only on condition that I gave up the 'insane' idea of remaining here.
- Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
- He was afraid the man might be suffering from one of his insane attacks.
- Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman
- The only thing I am afraid of is that he may have one of his insane spells just as we are about to rescue him.
- Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman
Synonyms for insane
- batty
- bizarre
- cracked
- crazed
- crazy
- cuckoo
- daft
- demented
- derailed
- deranged
- fatuous
- frenzied
- idiotic
- impractical
- irrational
- irresponsible
- loony
- lunatic
- mad
- maniacal
- mental
- moonstruck
- nuts
- nutty
- of unsound mind
- off one's rocker
- out of one's mind
- paranoid
- preposterous
- psychopathic
- psychotic
- rabid
- raging
- raving
- schizophrenic
- screwy
- senseless
- touched
- unhinged
- unsettled
- wild
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