What is another word for around the bend?
328 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɐɹˈa͡ʊnd ðə bˈɛnd], [ ɐɹˈaʊnd ðə bˈɛnd], [ ɐ_ɹ_ˈaʊ_n_d ð_ə b_ˈɛ_n_d]
The phrase "around the bend" typically means that something or someone is crazy or mentally unstable. However, there are several synonyms that can be used to convey the same meaning. One synonym is "off the rails," which implies that someone has gone completely off course and is no longer behaving rationally. Another synonym is "loopy," which describes a person who is behaving in an odd or peculiar way. Additionally, "bonkers" or "nuts" can also be used to describe someone who is behaving in a crazy or irrational manner. No matter which synonym is used, the speaker is indicating that the person or situation being described is untethered from reason and reality.
Synonyms for Around the bend:
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adj.
• gaga- MAER ,
- crazy as a loon ,
- ma ,
- Derailed ,
- bizarre ,
- crazed ,
- fatuous ,
- frenzied ,
- idiotic ,
- impractical ,
- irrational ,
- irresponsible .
- loco .
- mad as a hatter ,
- not all there ,
- not there ,
- nutty as a fruitcake ,
- nutty as fruitcake ,
- of unsound mind ,
- schizophrenic ,
- sick in the head ,
- stark raving mad ,
- mental ,
- paranoid ,
- preposterous ,
- psychopathic ,
- psychotic ,
- rabid ,
- raging ,
- raving ,
- senseless ,
- unhinged ,
- unsettled ,
- wild .
Other synonyms:
- Daffy ,
- bananas ,
- brainsick ,
- mentally ill .
- moonstruck ,
- touched .
Other relevant words:
- about ,
- absurd ,
- affected ,
- airheaded ,
- airy ,
- almost ,
- amiss ,
- angry ,
- approach ,
- approximate ,
- asinine ,
- away ,
- awry ,
- bad ,
- barbarian ,
- barbaric ,
- baseless ,
- bathetic ,
- bay state ,
- bozo ,
- broken ,
- buffoonish ,
- bump off ,
- cancelled ,
- changeable ,
- cheeseparing ,
- close ,
- clownish ,
- clownlike ,
- cockeyed ,
- come near ,
- come on ,
- confused ,
- crackbrained ,
- cushy ,
- damage ,
- daredevil ,
- dear ,
- delicate ,
- delirious ,
- derisory ,
- diffuse ,
- diffused ,
- disconnected ,
- disjointed ,
- dispatch ,
- disturbed ,
- dizzy ,
- doddering ,
- doddery ,
- draw close ,
- draw near ,
- drippy ,
- easy ,
- easygoing ,
- eccentric ,
- empty-headed ,
- excited ,
- fallacious ,
- fanatic ,
- fanatical ,
- fantastic ,
- fathead ,
- faulty ,
- featherbrained ,
- fey ,
- flabby ,
- flaccid ,
- flakey ,
- flaky ,
- fluid ,
- forth ,
- frantic ,
- freakish ,
- freaky ,
- frenetic ,
- furious ,
- garbled ,
- genial ,
- gentle ,
- giddy ,
- go up ,
- godforsaken ,
- good ,
- goof ,
- goofball ,
- goose ,
- groundless ,
- half-baked ,
- half-crazed ,
- harebrained ,
- harum-scarum ,
- hazardous ,
- hokey ,
- hot ,
- hothead ,
- huffy ,
- idle ,
- ill-timed ,
- illogical ,
- imbalanced ,
- imbecile ,
- imbecilic ,
- improper ,
- inane ,
- incorrect ,
- incorrectly ,
- indulgent ,
- insensible ,
- irrational number ,
- jackass ,
- kitschy ,
- laughable ,
- legal injury ,
- lenient ,
- light-headed ,
- lightheaded ,
- looney ,
- ludicrous ,
- madcap ,
- madman ,
- mama ,
- mamma ,
- mammy ,
- manic ,
- mass. ,
- massachusetts ,
- master of arts ,
- maudlin ,
- mawkish ,
- meek ,
- milliampere ,
- mindless ,
- modest ,
- mom ,
- momma ,
- mommy ,
- most ,
- moved ,
- mum ,
- mummy ,
- murder ,
- mushy ,
- natural state ,
- nearly ,
- nigh ,
- nitwitted ,
- nonsensical ,
- nutcase ,
- off-the-wall ,
- old colony ,
- otiose ,
- out of it ,
- outlandish ,
- outre ,
- overwrought ,
- overzealous ,
- paranoiac ,
- pathetic ,
- penny-pinching ,
- phrenetic ,
- piano ,
- piquant ,
- pointless ,
- polish off ,
- precarious ,
- psycho ,
- psychopathologic ,
- psychopathological ,
- psychotic person ,
- punch-drunk ,
- purposeless ,
- rampantly ,
- raving mad ,
- ravingly ,
- reasonless ,
- remove ,
- ridiculous ,
- risky ,
- roadster ,
- savage ,
- savory ,
- savoury ,
- scattered ,
- schizoid ,
- schmaltzy ,
- schmalzy ,
- screw-loose ,
- screwball ,
- senile ,
- sentimental ,
- sick ,
- skinny ,
- slaphappy ,
- slay ,
- slushy ,
- soft-witted ,
- softheaded ,
- sonant ,
- soppy ,
- sore ,
- soupy ,
- sour ,
- state of nature ,
- stirred ,
- subdued ,
- superfluous ,
- swashbuckler ,
- tempestuous ,
- turned ,
- twat ,
- uncertain ,
- uncivilised ,
- uncivilized ,
- unconnected ,
- unfit ,
- unfounded ,
- unordered ,
- unrestrained ,
- unseasonable ,
- untamed ,
- untimely ,
- unwarranted ,
- upset ,
- violent ,
- virtually ,
- visionary ,
- voiced ,
- waste ,
- wasted ,
- weirdo ,
- well-nigh ,
- wilderness ,
- windy ,
- witless ,
- wrongfulness ,
- wrongly ,
- yeastlike .
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How to use "Around the bend" in context?
The classic 1969 folk-rock anthem "around the bend" is a mid-tempo ballad written by Pete Seeger and Toshi Negishi. The song is sung from the point-of-view of a person who is starting to lose their grip on reality, due to alcoholism.
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