Carpetmakers Fatillo Kendjeav and his family, in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, extract a variety of red shades from madder roots.
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Madder
/ˈmæd.ɚ/
Synonyms for "madder" (23 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: rubia tinctorum, angrier, color, colorant, crazier.
- Sentence evidence is available for madder, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "madder".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "madder"
Keep "madder" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "madder" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "madder", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "madder" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
12 entriesMore specific
8 entriesCollocations
9 entriesRubia tinctorumdyestuff plantmadder clothmadder dyemadder pigmentmadder redmadder rootnatural dyered dye
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
4 entriesTranslations
89 translations across 49 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- meekrap noun (plant)
Akkadian
2 entries- 𒁍𒉿𒌈 noun (plant)
- 𒁍𒉿𒌈 noun (dye)
Albanian
3 entries- bimë ngjyruese noun (plant)
- rrojbë noun (plant)
- rrolbë noun (plant)
Arabic
2 entries- فُوَّة noun (plant)
- فُوَّة صَبْغِيَّة noun (plant)
Aramaic
3 entries- פּוּאֲתָא noun (plant)
- פּוּתָא noun (plant)
- ܦܽܘܬܳܐ noun (plant)
Armenian
2 entries- տորոն noun (plant)
- տորոն noun (dye)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- boyaqotu noun (plant)
Belarusian
2 entries- мару́на noun (plant)
- марэ́на noun (plant)
Breton
1 entries- gwrizienn-ruz noun (plant)
Bulgarian
1 entries- брош noun (plant)
Catalan
1 entries- roja noun (plant)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- ڕۆنیاس noun (plant)
Chinese
1 entries- 茜草 noun (plant)
Czech
1 entries- mořena noun (plant)
Danish
1 entries- krap noun (plant)
Dutch
3 entries- kraplak noun (dye)
- meekrap noun (plant)
- meekraprood noun (dye)
Estonian
2 entries- krapp noun (plant)
- punavärvik noun (plant)
Finnish
4 entries- aitovärimatara noun (plant)
- alitsariini noun (dye)
- alitsariinipunainen noun (dye)
- krappi noun (dye)
French
1 entries- garance noun (plant)
Georgian
1 entries- ენდრო noun (plant)
German
4 entries- Alizarin noun (dye)
- Alizarinrot noun (dye)
- Färberkrapp noun (plant)
- Färberröte noun (plant)
Greek
2 entries- ερυθρόδανο noun (plant)
- ριζάρι noun (plant)
Hebrew
1 entries- פּוּאָה noun (plant)
Hittite
1 entries- 𒊺𒉿𒁕 noun (plant)
Hungarian
1 entries- festő buzér noun (plant)
Irish
2 entries- madar noun (plant)
- madar noun (dye)
Italian
3 entries- alizarina noun (dye)
- garanza noun (plant)
- robbia noun (plant)
Japanese
2 entries- 茜 noun (plant)
- 茜 noun (dye)
Latin
2 entries- rubia noun (plant)
- rubia noun (dye)
Latvian
1 entries- madara noun (plant)
Macedonian
1 entries- броќ noun (plant)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- soring noun (plant)
Norwegian
1 entries- krapp noun (plant)
Old Norse
1 entries- maðra noun (plant)
Persian
1 entries- روناس noun (plant)
Polish
1 entries- marzana noun (plant)
Portuguese
4 entries- alizarina noun (dye)
- garança noun (plant)
- garança noun (dye)
- granza noun (plant)
Romanian
3 entries- alizarină noun (dye)
- garanță noun (plant)
- roibă noun (plant)
Russian
2 entries- крапп noun (dye)
- маре́на noun (plant)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- brȍć noun (plant)
- бро̏ћ noun (plant)
Slovak
1 entries- marena noun (plant)
Slovene
1 entries- brošč noun (plant)
Spanish
2 entries- rojo de alizarina noun (dye)
- rubia roja noun (plant)
Swedish
1 entries- krapp noun (plant)
Turkish
1 entries- kızılkök noun (plant)
Ugaritic
1 entries- 𐎔𐎆𐎚 noun (plant)
Ukrainian
1 entries- маре́на noun (plant)
Upper Sorbian
1 entries- čerwjenka noun (plant)
Welsh
3 entries- cochwraidd noun (plant)
- gwreiddrudd noun (plant)
- madr noun (dye)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Tom is madder than a hatter.
Source: tatoeba (9141321)
Ziri's father was even madder than him.
Source: tatoeba (11467620)
Tom got even madder.
Source: tatoeba (11637129)
Showing 4 of 11 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "madder"?
Closest matches include rubia tinctorum, angrier, color, colorant, crazier.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "madder"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.