Crazy vs. Mad — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Crazy and Mad
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Crazy
Mad, especially as manifested in wild or aggressive behaviour
Stella went crazy and assaulted a visitor
A crazy look
Mad
Mentally ill; insane
He felt as if he were going mad
Crazy
Extremely enthusiastic
I'm crazy about Cindy
A football-crazy bunch of boys
Mad
Very enthusiastic about someone or something
He's mad about football
Another myth is that Scorpios are sex-mad
Crazy
(of an angle) appearing absurdly out of place or unlikely
The monument leant at a crazy angle
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Mad
Very angry
Don't be mad at me
Crazy
Extremely
I've been crazy busy
Mad
Great; remarkable
This author has mad skills with the written word
I got mad respect for him
Crazy
A mad person
Keep that crazy away from me
Mad
Very; extremely
He was mad cool—we immediately hit it off
Crazy
Mentally deranged.
Mad
Make (someone) mad
Had I but seen thy picture in this plight, it would have madded me
Crazy
(Informal) Odd or eccentric in behavior.
Mad
Angry; resentful
Was mad about the broken vase.
Crazy
Possessed by enthusiasm or excitement
The crowd at the game went crazy.
Mad
Mentally deranged
"afflicted with hypochondria, depression, and fear of going mad" (Carla Cantor).
Crazy
Immoderately fond; infatuated
Was crazy about boys.
Mad
Characteristic of mental derangement
Mad laughter.
Crazy
Intensely involved or preoccupied
Is crazy about cars and racing.
Mad
Temporarily or apparently deranged by violent sensations, emotions, or ideas
Was mad with jealousy.
Crazy
Foolish or impractical; senseless
A crazy scheme for making quick money.
Mad
Lacking restraint or reason; foolish
I was mad to have hired her in the first place.
Crazy
Intensely annoyed or irritated
It makes me crazy when you don't tell me you're going to be late.
Mad
Feeling or showing strong liking or enthusiasm
Mad about sports.
Crazy
Disorderly or askew
One of the old window shutters hung at a crazy angle.
Mad
Marked by a lack of restraint, especially by extreme excitement, confusion, or agitation
A mad scramble for the bus.
Crazy
(Informal) Extremely; very
That restaurant's always crazy busy on weekends, but it's worth the wait.
Mad
Exhibiting uncharacteristic aggressiveness, especially as a result of rabies, spongiform encephalopathy, or another neurological disease. Used of animals
A mad dog.
A mad cow.
Crazy
One who is or appears to be mentally deranged
"To them she is not a brusque crazy, but 'appropriately passionate'" (Mary McGrory).
Mad
Excellent; wonderful
It's really mad that they can come.
Crazy
Of unsound mind; insane; demented.
His ideas were both frightening and crazy.
Mad
Abundant; great
Mad respect.
Crazy
Out of control.
When she gets on the motorcycle she goes crazy.
Mad
To make or become mad; madden.
Crazy
Very excited or enthusiastic.
He went crazy when he won.
Mad
Extremely; very
This place is mad cool.
Crazy
In love; experiencing romantic feelings.
Why is she so crazy about him?
Mad
Insane; crazy, mentally deranged.
You want to spend $1000 on a pair of shoes? Are you mad?
He's got this mad idea that he's irresistible to women.
Crazy
(informal) Very unexpected; wildly surprising.
The game had a crazy ending.
Mad
Angry, annoyed.
Are you mad at me?
Crazy
(obsolete) Flawed or damaged; unsound, liable to break apart; ramshackle.
Mad
Bizarre; incredible.
It's mad that I got that job back a day after being fired.
Crazy
(obsolete) Sickly, frail; diseased.
Mad
Wildly confused or excited.
To be mad with terror, lust, or hatred
Crazy
(slang) Very, extremely.
That trick was crazy good.
Mad
Extremely foolish or unwise; irrational; imprudent.
Crazy
An insane or eccentric person; a crackpot.
Mad
Extremely enthusiastic about; crazy about; infatuated with; overcome with desire for.
Aren't you just mad for that red dress?
Crazy
Eccentric behaviour; lunacy; craziness.
Mad
(of animals) Abnormally ferocious or furious; or, rabid, affected with rabies.
A mad dog
Crazy
Characterized by weakness or feebleness; decrepit; broken; falling to decay; shaky; unsafe.
Piles of mean andcrazy houses.
One of great riches, but a crazy constitution.
They . . . got a crazy boat to carry them to the island.
Mad
Intensifier, signifying abundance or high quality of a thing; very, much or many.
I gotta give you mad props for scoring us those tickets.
Their lead guitarist has mad skills.
There are always mad girls at those parties.
Their lead guitarist has mad skills.
There are always mad girls at those parties.
Crazy
Broken, weakened, or dissordered in intellect; shattered; demented; deranged.
Over moist and crazy brains.
Mad
(of a compass needle) Having impaired polarity.
Crazy
Inordinately desirous; foolishly eager.
The girls were crazy to be introduced to him.
Mad
Intensifier; to a large degree; extremely; exceedingly; very; unbelievably.
He was driving mad slow.
It's mad hot today.
He seems mad keen on her.
Crazy
Someone deranged and possibly dangerous
Mad
To be or become mad.
Crazy
Affected with madness or insanity;
A man who had gone mad
Mad
To madden, to anger, to frustrate.
Crazy
Foolish; totally unsound;
An impractical solution
A crazy scheme
Half-baked ideas
A screwball proposal without a prayer of working
Mad
Disordered in intellect; crazy; insane.
I have heard my grandsire say full oft,Extremity of griefs would make men mad.
Crazy
Marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness;
She was crazy about him
Gaga over the rock group's new album
He was infatuated with her
Mad
Excited beyond self-control or the restraint of reason; inflamed by violent or uncontrollable desire, passion, or appetite; as, to be mad with terror, lust, or hatred; mad against political reform.
It is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols.
And being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.
Crazy
Possessed by inordinate excitement;
The crowd went crazy
Was crazy to try his new bicycle
Mad
Proceeding from, or indicating, madness; expressing distraction; prompted by infatuation, fury, or extreme rashness.
Mad wars destroy in one year the works of many years of peace.
The mad promise of Cleon was fulfilled.
Crazy
Bizarre or fantastic;
Had a crazy dream
Wore a crazy hat
Mad
Extravagant; immoderate.
Crazy
Intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with;
Crazy about cars and racing
Mad
Furious with rage, terror, or disease; - said of the lower animals; as, a mad bull; esp., having hydrophobia; rabid; as, a mad dog.
Mad
Angry; out of patience; vexed; as, to get mad at a person.
Mad
Having impaired polarity; - applied to a compass needle.
Mad
To make mad or furious; to madden.
Had I but seen thy picture in this plight,It would have madded me.
Mad
To be mad; to go mad; to rave. See Madding.
Festus said with great voice, Paul thou maddest.
Mad
An earthworm.
Mad
Roused to anger;
Stayed huffy a good while
She gets mad when you wake her up so early
Mad at his friend
Sore over a remark
Mad
Affected with madness or insanity;
A man who had gone mad
Mad
Marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion;
A crowd of delirious baseball fans
Something frantic in their gaiety
A mad whirl of pleasure
Mad
Very foolish;
Harebrained ideas
Took insane risks behind the wheel
A completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains
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