Daft
Daft adjective - Having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind.
Usage example: the king was clearly daft, talking to trees and rocks as if they were people
Mad
Mad adjective - Having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind.
Usage example: the man who thinks he's been turned into a bug is clearly mad
Daft is a synonym for mad in enthusiastic topic. You can use "Daft" instead an adjective "Mad", if it concerns topics such as crazy, sane, foolish, insane. informal substitute
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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She replies "You're completely mad", which he agrees to, saying he'd "look daft with one shoe".
Source: Losing a Shoe in the Struggle - He's a haughty Puritan who doesn't like roistering, it's true, and has a daft infatuation for Olivia, but being mistaken for mad and incarcerated leaves something of a bitter taste in modern viewers' mouths.
Source: Butt Monkey / Theatre
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