Insanity

/ɪnˈsænɪti/

Synonyms for "insanity" (153 found)

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Closest matches (31)

aberration abnormality absurdity alienation amentiaarrested developmentasininity backwardness battinessblithering idiocybrain damagebrain diseasebrainlessness buffoonery clownishness convulsioncrack upcrack-up crackpottedness crankiness

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craziness cretinism daffiness daftness delirium delusion dementia

Noun(4 words)

absurdity banana crazy deliria

Strong matches (46)

dementia praecoxderangement desipience discomposure dislocation disorder disorganization disorientation distraction disturbance dotage dottiness eccentricityemotional disorderemotional instabilityfatuity fatuousness folie folly foolery

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Noun(5 words)

derangement deranging folly foolishnessinsanity defense

Related words (76)

Noun(8 words)

insanity plealocoism lunacies lunacy madness meshugaas psychoses unsoundness

irrationality irresponsibility lunacy madness maladjustment maniamanic-depressive psychosismelancholiamental defectivenessmental deficiencymental derangementmental disordermental handicapmental illnessmental retardationmindlessness mongolianism mongolismmongoloid idiocymoronism

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moronitynervous breakdownnervous disorderneurosis niaiserie nonsense nugacity nuttiness paranoiapersonality disorderperturbation possession preposterousnessproblems in livingprofound idiocypsychoneurosis psychopathy psychosis queerness reaction retardation retardment sappiness schizophrenia screwiness senselessness shufflingsick mindsickness silliness simple-wittedness simplemindedness simpleness simplicitysocial maladjustmentstrangeness stupidity subnormality thoughtlessness triflingness triviality unbalance unreasonableness wackiness weirdness witlessness zaniness zanyism

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More general

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behavior conductcriminal defensefigurative languagelegal conceptmental diseasemental disordermental illnessmetaphorpsychiatric conditionpsychopathy

More specific

8 entries

delusional disorderhyperbole irrationality metaphorpermanent insanitypsychosis recklessnesstemporary insanity

Collocations

6 entries

bureaucratic insanityclinical insanityinsanity defenselegal insanitymass insanitystate of insanity

Inflections

1 entries

insanities

Derivations

3 entries

insane insanely insanities

Antonyms

1 entries

sanity

Sample sentences

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Genius is only one remove from insanity.

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I don't suffer from insanity - I enjoy it!

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The insanity of the situation made him laugh.

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The defendant was found not guilty by reason of insanity.

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