bedlam | Definition of bedlam

bedlam

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of bedlam

1 a place where insane people are cared for

French physician Philippe Pinel was instrumental in the transformation of bedlams from filthy hellholes to well-ordered, humane institutions

Synonyms of bedlam

asylum, institution, madhouse

Words Related to bedlam

halfway house, home

hospice, sanatorium, sanitarium, sanitorium

2 a place of uproar or confusion

there's no way I can get any reading done in this bedlam, so I'm going to the library

Synonyms of bedlam

babel, circus, madhouse, scrum [British], three-ring circus

Words Related to bedlam

bustle, commotion, pandemonium, racket, ruckus, tumult, turmoil

brouhaha, clamor, clatter, din, hubbub, noise

chaos, confusion, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, havoc, hell, mess, muss, shambles

Near Antonyms of bedlam

arcadia, heaven, paradise, utopia

order, orderliness, organization

calm, lull, peace, respite

hush, quiet, silence, stillness