apparent madness

Frequency: 5.54.2 per million words

Describing behavior or a situation that seems crazy or irrational on the surface.

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  • The apparent madness of the plan became clear once we understood the hidden motive.
  • Despite the apparent madness of his actions, he was actually quite calculated.
  • There was a method to what first looked like apparent madness.
  • The apparent madness of the market fluctuations worried the investors.
  • She looked at the chaos around her and sighed at the apparent madness of the situation.
  • To an outsider, their ritual might seem like apparent madness.
  • The decision to launch the product now was seen by many as apparent madness.
  • Behind the apparent madness of the artist's studio lay a strict creative order.
  • The general's strategy was initially dismissed as apparent madness by his peers.
  • History often reveals a reason behind what at the time was considered apparent madness.