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Synonyms of insane asylum

32 similar words

Another word for insane asylum is bin. Other synonyms of insane asylum are booby-hatch, booby house, bughouse, crazy house and cuckoo's nest.

Synonyms and similar words for insane asylum

nounA facility where persons with serious mental disorders are housed.

  • bin slang
  • booby-hatch derogatory, slang
  • booby house derogatory, slangBooby-hatch; lunatic asylum.
  • bughouse derogatory, slang
  • crazy house derogatory
  • cuckoo's nest slangA lunatic asylum.
  • funny farm slangAn insane asylum.
  • happy hotel derogatory, euphemistic
  • laughing academy derogatory, euphemisticA mental hospital.
  • loony bin slangA lunatic asylum.
  • mental home
  • grippy sock vacationAn inpatient stay in a psychiatric facility.
  • mental health center
  • mental health hospital
  • mental hospitalA hospital facility designed to treat persons with serious mental disorders, as opposed to disorders of the body.
  • mental institutionA psychiatric hospital, or the psychiatric ward of a hospital.
  • nutfarm offensiveAn insane asylum.
  • nuthouse offensiveA hospital for the mentally ill.
  • psych informalA psychiatric hospital or other treatment facility; also, a psychiatric department or ward in such a facility.
  • psych hospital informalClipped compound of psychiatric hospital.
  • psychiatric hospitalA medical facility specializing in inpatient mental health treatment.
  • psychopathic hospital
  • psychiatric wardA facility for treating patients with mental disorders, a mental hospital.
  • psych ward informalClipped compound of psychiatric ward.
  • special hospital euphemistic
  • Tanjung Rambutan offensive
  • whack shack slangA mental hospital.
  • bedlam obsolete
  • lunatic asylum dated, offensiveA facility where persons with serious mental disorders are housed.
  • madhouse obsoleteA house where insane persons are confined; an insane asylum.
  • mental asylum datedA mental hospital.
  • mental hotel humorous, rareA mental hospital.

Meaning of insane asylum

  1. noun A facility where persons with serious mental disorders are housed.

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Questions about synonyms of insane asylum

What is another word for insane asylum?
Insane asylum has 32 synonyms on Word.ws, such as bin, booby-hatch, booby house, bughouse, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm and happy hotel.
What does insane asylum mean?
Insane asylum means a facility where persons with serious mental disorders are housed.

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