Sane and Troubled

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Sane adjective - Having full use of one's mind and control over one's actions.

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Troubled is an antonym for sane.

Nearby Word: sanity

Troubled adjective - Feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty.

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Sane is an antonym for troubled in topics: upset, worried, psychologically disturbed.

All of the characters dislike Bob because of his rude behavior but like Chuck because he's very well-mannered (the except is Benson as he's one of the few sane ones; Mary, while sane, just considers Chuck as troubled).

Source: Companion Cube
Tracy is the unstable leader, Dot Com is the smart and powerless guy, Grizz is the enabler (although Grizz is almost as smart and just as sane as Dot Com, he's less troubled by letting Tracy do what he wants).

Source: Comic Trio
Also, while this is most commonly a villain trope, it can apply to characters who are not so much aligned with evil as troubled, bitter and twisted, cynical, jerky, despairing, lacking in emotions or differently sane.

Source: Used to Be a Sweet Kid

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