madhouse

noun

mad·house ˈmad-ˌhau̇s

Synonyms of madhouse next

informal + often offensive : an institution providing care to mentally ill individuals

informal : a place of uproar or confusion

The day of the game against the U.S.S.R., Blythe Arena was a madhouse. Thousands milled about outside, hoping to find a way in.—

Walter Bingham

Examples of madhouse in a Sentence

The stadium was a madhouse when the team won the championship. it was hard to believe that this place with the bright cheery walls was really a madhouse

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Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye Welcome to the madhouse. —

Vulture, 28 Feb. 2022 Life around the office, which included a basketball court and beer on tap, was a preview of the headquarters-as-madhouse ethos soon to dominate Silicon Valley. —

Alex Williams, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2022 The show biz bona fides firmly located modern experience within the dizzying hall of mirrors that is the mass-media madhouse. —

Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2022 But the Vaughns planned Records & Retro to be a cool all-day hang not just a Black Friday-type madhouse. —

Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 15 Oct. 2022 See all Example Sentences for madhouse