MADHOUSE Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

madhouse

noun

ˈmad-ˌhau̇s

Definition of madhouse

as in bedlam

a place of uproar or confusion our house is always a madhouse on school mornings, with five kids and two dogs running around

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Recent Examples of madhouse Judge pulled his hands inside the pitch and launched a 373-foot line drive off the top of the left field foul pole, turning a three-run deficit into a 6-6 tie and turning Yankee Stadium into a madhouse. — Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025 In the fourth quarter, Soldier Field was an absolute madhouse with 60,000-plus waving towels, chewing fingernails, frothing at the mouth and … grating cheese? — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026 Michigan football on Saturday beat Ohio State, 45-23 in Columbus for the first time since 2000 and Twitter, understandably, was a madhouse. — Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press, 26 Nov. 2022 Instead of the orgiastic madhouse that fans of Monster and American Horror Story have grown accustomed to, Devil in Disguise is a somber affair, as aesthetically chilly as a December in Des Plaines, Illinois. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for madhouse

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The scene around me was one of utter bedlam, with stadium officials even joining in the celebrations.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
If the Spurs stave off elimination, Johnson presenting the trophy to the Knicks at home after a Game 6 win on Tuesday could surpass the bedlam from the comeback.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 June 2026

Definition of bedlam

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Lindsley, who both performs at Casa Bonita and oversees the dive team, is a former gymnast and circus performer with live water show experience on cruise lines like Royal Caribbean and The Han Show in China.

— Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
His next two projects, however, take place amidst a more contemporary circus environment.

— Alissa Simon, Variety, 4 July 2026

Definition of circus

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