Need another word that means the same as “mental”? Find 42 synonyms and 30 related words for “mental” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Mental” are: genial, intellectual, cerebral, rational, psychological, cognitive, abstract, conceptual, theoretical, psychiatric, psychogenic, mad, insane, certifiable, deranged, demented, of unsound mind, out of one’s mind, not in one’s right mind, sick in the head, not together, crazy, crazed, lunatic, non compos mentis, unbalanced, unhinged, unstable, disturbed, distracted, stark mad, manic, frenzied, raving, distraught, frantic, hysterical, delirious, psychotic, psychopathic, mad as a hatter, mad as a march hare
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “mental” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| abstract | Dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention. A large abstract painting. |
| cerebral | Of the cerebrum of the brain. Cerebral drama. |
| certifiable | Fit to be certified as insane (and treated accordingly. A certifiable fact. |
| cognitive | Relating to cognition. The cognitive processes involved in reading. |
| conceptual | Being or characterized by concepts or their formation. Conceptual discussions. |
| crazed | (of porcelain) characterized by a network of fine cracks in the glaze. Crazed china should not be used for serving food as the tiny cracks can harbour bacteria. |
| crazy | (of a ship or building) full of cracks or flaws; unsound. Crazy about cars and racing. |
| delirious | In an acutely disturbed state of mind characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence; affected by delirium. There was a great roar from the delirious crowd. |
| demented | Affected with madness or insanity. She was demented with worry. |
| deranged | Mad; insane. A deranged gunman. |
| distracted | Unable to concentrate because one is preoccupied by something worrying or unpleasant. Charlotte seemed too distracted to give him much attention. |
| distraught | Deeply agitated especially from emotion. Distraught parents looking for a runaway teenager. |
| disturbed | Affected with madness or insanity. Disturbed sleep. |
| frantic | Distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion. Frantic with anger and frustration. |
| frenzied | Excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion. A frenzied attack. |
| genial | (especially of air or climate) pleasantly mild and warm. The genial sunshine. |
| hysterical | Characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria. Her attempts to teach them to dance were hysterical. |
| insane | (of an action or quality) characterized or caused by madness. His eyes were glowing with insane fury. |
| intellectual | Possessing a highly developed intellect. Has tremendous intellectual sympathy for oppressed people. |
| lunatic | Extremely foolish or eccentric. A ward of lunatic old ladies. |
| mad | Affected with madness or insanity. I got mad respect for him. |
| mad as a hatter | Roused to anger- Mark Twain. |
| mad as a march hare | Affected with madness or insanity. |
| manic | Affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason. Outbursts of drunken violence and manic activity and creativity. |
| non compos mentis | Not of sound mind, memory, or understanding; in law, not competent to go to trial. |
| not in one’s right mind | Currently fashionable. |
| not together | Mentally and emotionally stable. |
| of unsound mind | Not sound financially. |
| out of one’s mind | Directed outward or serving to direct something outward. |
| psychiatric | Relating to mental illness or its treatment. Psychiatric disorder. |
| psychogenic | Of or relating to the psychological cause of a disorder. A psychogenic disorder. |
| psychological | (of an ailment or problem) having a mental rather than a physical cause. Psychological research. |
| psychopathic | Abnormal and obsessive; manic. An obsessive attention to detail that looked almost psychopathic. |
| psychotic | Characteristic of or suffering from psychosis. A psychotic disturbance. |
| rational | Consistent with or based on or using reason. Rational numbers. |
| raving | Used to emphasize a particular quality. She d never been a raving beauty. |
| sick in the head | Lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble. |
| stark mad | Complete or extreme. |
| theoretical | Concerned with theories rather than their practical applications. A theoretical physicist. |
| unbalanced | Debits and credits are not equal. She considered him to be mentally unbalanced and dangerous. |
| unhinged | Mentally unbalanced; deranged. The violent acts of unhinged minds. |
| unstable | Likely to give way; not stable. An unstable world economy. |
| aberration | A characteristic that deviates from the normal type. Colour aberrations. |
| alertness | The quality of being alert. A lack of mental alertness. |
| amok | Wildly frenzied and out of control. |
| awareness | Concern about and well-informed interest in a particular situation or development. His political awareness developed. |
| berserk | Frenzied as if possessed by a demon. A man went berserk with an arsenal of guns. |
| cognition | A perception sensation idea or intuition resulting from the process of cognition. |
| crazy | Extremely enthusiastic. Wore a crazy hat. |
| demoniac | Relating to or characteristic of a demon or demons. A goddess with both divine and demoniac qualities. |
| deranged | Mad; insane. A deranged gunman. |
| deviance | The fact or state of diverging from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behaviour. Social deviance. |
| disturbed | Having or resulting from emotional and mental problems. The treatment of disturbed children. |
| hallucinate | Experience a hallucination of (something. He starts hallucinating that he is Jesus. |
| insane | In a state of mind which prevents normal perception, behaviour, or social interaction; seriously mentally ill. Took insane risks behind the wheel. |
| loon | A silly or foolish person. If only she weren t such a lovesick loon. |
| lunatic | A reckless impetuous irresponsible person. He would be asked to acquiesce in some lunatic scheme. |
| mad | Affected with madness or insanity. She gets mad when you wake her up so early. |
| madden | Make mad. She was almost maddened by grief at his loss. |
| mentally | In a manner relating to the mind. Soldiers become physically and mentally exhausted. |
| mind | Keep in mind. The great minds of the 17th century. |
| paranoid | A person who is paranoid. You think I m paranoid but I tell you there is something going on. |
| parapsychology | Phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes. |
| psychiatric | Relating to or used in or engaged in the practice of psychiatry. Psychiatric disorder. |
| psychiatrist | A physician who specializes in psychiatry. |
| psychoanalysis | A system of psychological theory and therapy which aims to treat mental disorders by investigating the interaction of conscious and unconscious elements in the mind and bringing repressed fears and conflicts into the conscious mind by techniques such as dream interpretation and free association. His physician recommended psychoanalysis. |
| psychologist | A scientist trained in psychology. A leading child psychologist. |
| psychology | The mental factors governing a situation or activity. The psychology of interpersonal relationships. |
| puzzling | Not clear to the understanding. Only one very puzzling question remains unanswered. |
| semiconscious | Partially conscious; not completely aware of sensations. |
| vigilance | The action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties. Security duties that demand long hours of vigilance. |
| wakefulness | The process of paying close and continuous attention. Accept your wakefulness and sleep in its own contrary way is more likely to come. |
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