Mad vs. Sad — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Mad and Sad
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Definitions
Mad➦
Mentally ill; insane
He felt as if he were going mad
Sad➦
Feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy
They looked at her with sad, anxious faces
I was sad and subdued
Mad➦
Very enthusiastic about someone or something
He's mad about football
Another myth is that Scorpios are sex-mad
Sad➦
Pathetically inadequate or unfashionable
The show is tongue-in-cheek—anyone who takes it seriously is a bit sad
Mad➦
Very angry
Don't be mad at me
Sad➦
(of dough) heavy through having failed to rise.
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Mad➦
Great; remarkable
This author has mad skills with the written word
I got mad respect for him
Sad➦
Showing, expressing, or feeling sorrow or unhappiness
A sad face.
Mad➦
Very; extremely
He was mad cool—we immediately hit it off
Sad➦
Causing sorrow or gloom; depressing
A sad movie.
Sad news.
Mad➦
Make (someone) mad
Had I but seen thy picture in this plight, it would have madded me
Sad➦
Deplorable or inadequate; sorry
A sad state of affairs.
A sad excuse.
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Mad➦
Angry; resentful
Was mad about the broken vase.
Sad➦
Dark-hued; somber.
Mad➦
Mentally deranged
"afflicted with hypochondria, depression, and fear of going mad" (Carla Cantor).
Sad➦
(heading) Emotionally negative.
Mad➦
Characteristic of mental derangement
Mad laughter.
Sad➦
Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.
She gets sad when he's away.
Mad➦
Temporarily or apparently deranged by violent sensations, emotions, or ideas
Was mad with jealousy.
Sad➦
Appearing sorrowful.
The puppy had a sad little face.
Mad➦
Lacking restraint or reason; foolish
I was mad to have hired her in the first place.
Sad➦
Causing sorrow; lamentable.
It's a sad fact that most rapes go unreported.
Mad➦
Feeling or showing strong liking or enthusiasm
Mad about sports.
Sad➦
Poor in quality, bad; shameful, deplorable; later, regrettable, poor.
That's the saddest-looking pickup truck I've ever seen.
Mad➦
Marked by a lack of restraint, especially by extreme excitement, confusion, or agitation
A mad scramble for the bus.
Sad➦
Of colours: dark, deep; later, sombre, dull.
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.
Sad➦
(obsolete) Sated, having had one's fill; satisfied, weary.
Mad➦
Excellent; wonderful
It's really mad that they can come.
Sad➦
(obsolete) Steadfast, valiant.
Mad➦
Abundant; great
Mad respect.
Sad➦
(obsolete) Dignified, serious, grave.
Mad➦
To make or become mad; madden.
Sad➦
(obsolete) Naughty; troublesome; wicked.
Mad➦
Extremely; very
This place is mad cool.
Sad➦
(slang) Unfashionable; socially inadequate or undesirable.
I can't believe you use drugs; you're so sad!
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.
Sad➦
(dialect) Soggy (to refer to pastries).
Mad➦
Angry, annoyed.
Are you mad at me?
Sad➦
(obsolete) Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.
Mad➦
Bizarre; incredible.
It's mad that I got that job back a day after being fired.
Sad➦
To make melancholy; to sadden or grieve (someone).
Mad➦
Wildly confused or excited.
To be mad with terror, lust, or hatred
Sad➦
Sated; satisfied; weary; tired.
Yet of that art they can not waxen sad,For unto them it is a bitter sweet.
Mad➦
Extremely foolish or unwise; irrational; imprudent.
Sad➦
Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.
His hand, more sad than lump of lead.
Chalky lands are naturally cold and sad.
Mad➦
Extremely enthusiastic about; crazy about; infatuated with; overcome with desire for.
Aren't you just mad for that red dress?
Sad➦
Dull; grave; dark; somber; - said of colors.
Woad, or wade, is used by the dyers to lay the foundation of all sad colors.
Mad➦
(of animals) Abnormally ferocious or furious; or, rabid, affected with rabies.
A mad dog
Sad➦
Serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous.
Lady Catharine, a sad and religious woman.
Which treaty was wisely handled by sad and discrete counsel of both parties.
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.
Sad➦
Affected with grief or unhappiness; cast down with affliction; downcast; gloomy; mournful.
First were we sad, fearing you would not come;Now sadder, that you come so unprovided.
The angelic guards ascended, mute and sad.
Mad➦
(of a compass needle) Having impaired polarity.
Sad➦
Afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; as, a sad accident; a sad misfortune.
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.
Sad➦
Hence, bad; naughty; troublesome; wicked.
Mad➦
To be or become mad.
Sad➦
To make sorrowful; to sadden.
How it sadded the minister's spirits!
Mad➦
To madden, to anger, to frustrate.
Sad➦
Seasonal affective disorder.
Mad➦
Disordered in intellect; crazy; insane.
I have heard my grandsire say full oft,Extremity of griefs would make men mad.
Sad➦
Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness;
Feeling sad because his dog had died
Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad
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.
Sad➦
Of things that make you feel sad;
Sad news
She doesn't like sad movies
It was a very sad story
When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me
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.
Sad➦
Bad; unfortunate;
My finances were in a deplorable state
A lamentable decision
Her clothes were in sad shape
A sorry state of affairs
Mad➦
Extravagant; immoderate.
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
