Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: maniacal

Synonyms:

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Antonyms:

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Usage examples:

According to Youngkin, the district has "a maniacal focus on equal outcomes for all students at all costs."

Source: https://www.theblaze.com/news/youngkin-slams-district-for-hiring-450k-equity-coach-withholding-students-awards

A not-from-money winner who wins the chance to be puppet mastered by yet another maniacal, erratic billionaire and married with child to a woman who cannot ever, ever trust him, much less respect him.

Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfilm/succession-finale-series-4-episode-10-kendall-shiv-roman-b1083921.html

Another pre-colonial Yoruba language epic film, follows the life of a “young man determined to become a powerful warrior who joins an elite army, encountering the wrath of a maniacal warlord and the love of a fierce woman.”

Source: https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/movies/the-top-7-nollywood-movies-of-2023/2mh346v

He has a frightening gleam in his eye, an abundance of hair-brained schemes, a maniacal laugh, and lots of unearned confidence in himself.

Source: https://www.slashfilm.com/1272237/succession-season-4-episode-6-review/

Henry died in Broadmoor Asylum aged 51 in 1925, with reports saying he had been "maniacal and violent" when first admitted to the asylum, before sinking into a melancholic state.

Source: https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/23296414.herefordshire-vicar-declared-insane-murdering-wife/?ref=rss

In John Waters’ typically bad-taste homage to bad-taste filmmaking, spoiled Hollywood diva Honey Whitlock (Melanie Griffith) is kidnapped by a low-down, art-obsessed gang of Baltimore filmmakers, led by Stephen Dorff’s maniacal Cecil.

Source: https://ksenam.com/ixp/295/p/drive-in-movie-scenes/

It’s a sinister and complex plot that highlights the maniacal genius of the character.

Source: https://screenrant.com/phone-call-scenes-that-changed-famous-movies/

Lex Luthor's previous movie adaptations have failed to capture his complexity and nuance, portraying him as a one-dimensional villain or a maniacal mastermind.

Source: https://collider.com/nicholas-hoult-lex-luthor-superman-legacy/

Like Medusa the Gorgon, they are a hydra-headed monster comprising of confused, ignorant and frustrated souls with very low self-esteem, a maniacal sense of entitlement, insufferable arrogance and a desperate and psychotic lust for power.

Source: https://www.africanexaminer.com/opinion-the-cult-of-obidati/

Not everybody in Guyana must live in fear of paranoid leaders, those who border more and more on the maniacal.

Source: https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2023/08/25/hrd-truths-by-ghk-lall-sounds-of-dementia-schizophrenia-and-trauma-moderates-must-stand-up/

Now, a new Netflix movie brings back Zim and his maniacal laugh, along with the show’s original creator and voice cast.

Source: https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/netflix/best-sci-fi-movies-on-netflix-streaming/