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unsane

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Not sane, as:

Synonym of insane.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: insane

Antonyms: none provided

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adj

Meaning 2

Not sane, as:

In a state of maladaptive mental functioning that is not insane (that is, not mentally ill, or at least not clinically so) but is also not sane under a definition whereby sanity is highly adaptive cognition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: especially, general

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, semantics

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Synonyms: nonsane

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From un- + sane.