States and conditions

Synonyms for mad

Two senses of mad live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · adjective · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 1, FoothillsStates and conditions

affected with madness or insanity

A man who had gone mad.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

crazy

Same sentence, swapped: A man who had gone crazy.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for mad as it is used in the sentence above.

sore
delirious
angry

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 2, TreelineStates and conditions

roused to anger

She gets mad when you wake her up so early.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

sore

Same sentence, swapped: She gets sore when you wake her up so early.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for mad as it is used in the sentence above.

sick
excited
strange

Read nextThe whole library →

Closest first: other states and conditions words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

custodynounholda state of being confined (usually for a short time)Foothills darknessnounshadowan unilluminated areaFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line demandnounneeda condition requiring reliefFoothillsHas a reason line disasternountragedyan event resulting in great loss and misfortuneFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line completeadjectiveconsummateperfect and complete in every respectRidgelineHas a reason line conceivableadjectiveimaginablecapable of being imaginedRidgeline conditionnounstatusa state at a particular timeFoothills commandverb, nouncontrolexercise authoritative control or power overFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

One word a day, five rungs, and a reason under every answer

Synonym Stack plays from this exact library. The daily stack climbs from tier one to tier five, and every answer tells you what the word means and why the near miss missed.

Get Synonym Stack freeFree with ads on iPhone. Synonym Stack Plus removes them: $2.99 a week, $5.99 a month or $49.99 a year, with a 7 day free trial on the monthly and annual plans.