| Main Entry: | berserk |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | crazed |
Synonyms: |
crazy, demented, deranged, insane, mad, maniacal, manic, violent |
| Main Entry: | amuck |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | crazily |
Synonyms: |
berserk, destructively, ferociously, frenziedly, in a frenzy, insanely, madly, maniacally, murderously, savagely, uncontrollably, violently, wildly |
| Main Entry: | beside oneself |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in a panic |
Synonyms: |
agitated, anxious, berserk, bothered, carried away, crazed, delirious, demented, distraught, distressed, frantic, frenetic, hysterical, insane, mad, out of one's mind, out of one's wit, overwrought, rattled, raving, shook up, unbalanced, unhinged, upset, very upset, worked-up |
| Main Entry: | crazed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | insane |
Synonyms: |
berserk, certifiable, crazy, demented, deranged, frenzied, hysterical, lunatic, mad, maniac, manic, mental*, out of one's mind, psychopathic, raving |
Antonyms: |
sane |
| Main Entry: | crazy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mentally strange |
Synonyms: |
ape, barmy, bats in the belfry, batty, berserk, bonkers*, cracked, crazed, cuckoo, daft, delirious, demented, deranged, dingy*, dippy, erratic, flaky, flipped, flipped out, freaked out, fruity, idiotic, insane, kooky, lunatic, mad, mad as a March hare, mad as a hatter, maniacal, mental*, moonstruck, nuts, nutty, nutty as fruitcake, of unsound mind, out of one's mind, out of one's tree, out to lunch, potty, psycho, round the bend, schizo, screw loose, screwball, screwy, silly, touched*, unbalanced, unglued, unhinged, unzipped, wacky |
Antonyms: |
balanced, realistic, reasonable, responsible, sane, sensible, smart |
| Main Entry: | deranged |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | crazy, insane |
Synonyms: |
ape, baked, bananas, berserk, cracked, crazed, delirious, demented, disarranged, disconcerted, disordered, displaced, distracted, dotty, flipped, flipped out, frantic, frenzied, fried, irrational, loco, lunatic, mad, maddened, maniac, maniacal, nuts, perplexed, schizzo, unbalanced, unglued, unhinged, unscrewed, unsettled, unsound, unzipped, whacko |
Antonyms: |
balanced, calm, ok, sane |
| Main Entry: | frantic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | distressed, distracted |
Synonyms: |
agitated, angry, at wits' end, berserk, beside oneself, corybantic, crazy, delirious, deranged, distraught, excited, flipped out, fraught, freaked out, frenetic, frenzied, furious, hectic, hot and bothered, hot under the collar, hyper, in a stew, in a tizzy, insane, keyed up, mad, out of control, overwrought, rabid, raging, raving, shook up, spazzed out, unglued, unscrewed, unzipped, violent, weird, weirded out, wigged out, wild, wired, worked up, zonkers |
| Notes: | frantic (from Latin phrenecticus 'frenetic') pertains to a mental state or condition, to a frame of mind, whereas that of frenetic pertains rather to a type of behavior or conduct |
Antonyms: |
calm, collected, composed, docile, peaceful, tranquil |
| Main Entry: | frenzied |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncontrolled |
Synonyms: |
agitated, berserk, convulsive, corybantic, delirious, distracted, distraught, excited, feverish, frantic, frenetic, furious, hysterical, mad, maniacal, nuts, rabid, wild |
Antonyms: |
calm, controlled |
| Main Entry: | haywire |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | broken; crazy |
Synonyms: |
amiss, amok, batty, berserk, bonkers*, chaotic, confused, cracked, crazed, defective, disordered, disorganized, erratic, flipped, in a mess, in pieces, insane, mad, messy, nuts, orderless, out of order, out of whack, out to lunch, psycho, schizo, screwball, screwy, touched*, unbalanced, unglued, unhinged, wacky |
| Main Entry: | hysterical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very upset, excited |
Synonyms: |
agitated, berserk, beside oneself, blazing, carried away, convulsive, crazed, crazy, delirious, distracted, distraught, emotional, fiery, frantic, frenzied, fuming, furious, impassioned, impetuous, in a fit, incensed, irrepressible, mad, maddened, nervous, neurotic, overwrought, panic-stricken, passionate, possessed, rabid, raging, rampant, raving, seething, spasmodic, tempestuous, turbulent, uncontrollable, uncontrolled, unnerved, unrestrained, uproarious, vehement, violent, wild, worked up |
Antonyms: |
calm, controlled, serene |