Antonyms of adj mad

4 senses of mad

Sense 1
huffy, mad, sore -- (roused to anger; "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain; "she gets mad when you wake her up so early"; "mad at his friend"; "sore over a remark")

INDIRECT (VIA angry) -> unangry -- (not angry)

Sense 2
brainsick, crazy, demented, disturbed, mad, sick, unbalanced, unhinged -- (affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad")

INDIRECT (VIA insane) -> sane -- (mentally healthy; free from mental disorder; "appears to be completely sane")

Sense 3
delirious, excited, frantic, mad, unrestrained -- (marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure")

INDIRECT (VIA wild) -> tame -- (very restrained or quiet; "a tame Christmas party"; "she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed")

Sense 4
harebrained, insane, mad -- (very foolish; "harebrained ideas"; "took insane risks behind the wheel"; "a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains")

INDIRECT (VIA foolish) -> wise -- (having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment")

Similarity of adj mad

4 senses of mad

Sense 1
huffy, mad, sore -- (roused to anger; "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain; "she gets mad when you wake her up so early"; "mad at his friend"; "sore over a remark")
       => angry (vs. unangry) -- (feeling or showing anger; "angry at the weather"; "angry customers"; "an angry silence"; "sending angry letters to the papers")

Sense 2
brainsick, crazy, demented, disturbed, mad, sick, unbalanced, unhinged -- (affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad")
       => insane (vs. sane) -- (afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter")

Sense 3
delirious, excited, frantic, mad, unrestrained -- (marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure")
       => wild (vs. tame) -- (marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild talk"; "wild parties")

Sense 4
harebrained, insane, mad -- (very foolish; "harebrained ideas"; "took insane risks behind the wheel"; "a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains")
       => foolish (vs. wise) -- (devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision")

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