maniacal
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Definition of maniacal
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Synonyms & Antonyms for maniacal
Synonyms
balmy, barmy [chiefly British], bats, batty, bedlam, bonkers, brainsick, bughouse [slang], certifiable, crackbrained, cracked, crackers, crackpot, cranky [dialect], crazed, crazy, cuckoo, daffy, daft, demented, deranged, fruity [slang], gaga, haywire, insane, kooky (also kookie), loco [slang], loony (also looney), loony tunes (or looney tunes), lunatic, mad, mental, meshuga (or meshugge), moonstruck, non compos mentis, nuts, nutty, psycho, psychotic, scatty [chiefly British], screwy, unbalanced, unhinged, unsound, wacko (also whacko), wacky (also whacky), wud [chiefly Scottish]
Antonyms
balanced, compos mentis, sane, sound, uncrazy
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Steam rose from the cast-iron skillet clutched, with maniacal intensity, in her right hand, and water dripped from it onto the floor, where a cat soon appeared to lick it up. — J. Robert Lennon, The New Yorker, "The Loop," 19 Aug. 2019 The teaming of Rogen and Eichner, whose maniacal shtick is amazingly hilarious even as a furry critter, are reason alone why this revamp should exist. — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, "Review: Disney's new 'Lion King' revamp razzles and dazzles but feels all too familiar," 10 Apr. 2019 The maniacal, relentless overachiever is almost a cliché at this point. — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, "Why Michigan State's Joe Bachie and Kenny Willekes are like mother and son," 7 Aug. 2019 Then Sutherland, as a professor, turns to three students and flashes a maniacal, devilish grin. — Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, "Commentary: Smell that? Why the new cannabis culture stinks," 25 July 2019 Skarsgård's maniacal performance has haunted the dreams of many a moviegoer during the last two years. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "New trailer for IT Chapter Two ratchets up the horror," 18 July 2019 This prompts a knowing glance and then an outburst of maniacal laughter from Cage who then gets back into his car and drives off. — Clark Collis, EW.com, "'He came with a big rubber nose': The untold story behind that insane Nicolas Cage viral clip," 27 July 2019 HBO Among Big Little Lies’ many motifs — waves crashing along the Monterey coast, Leon Bridges crooning, Laura Dern (in her role as maniacal rich lady Renata Klein) shrieking — is sending its female characters for a run. — Kate Mooney, Vox, "What it means when the women of Big Little Lies go running," 26 July 2019 The teaming of Rogen and Eichner, whose maniacal shtick is amazingly hilarious even as a furry critter, are reason alone why this revamp should exist. — Brian Truitt, Detroit Free Press, "Visual majesty elevates live-action ‘Lion King’," 1 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'maniacal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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