sane

Other forms of sane

comparative

saner·

superlative

sanest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about sane

What does sane mean?

sane means "mentally healthy; free from mental disorder". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in sane?

sane has 1 syllable: sane. In IPA it is /ˈseɪn/.

What is another word for sane?

Close synonyms include reasonable. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of sane?

The recorded antonyms are insane.

Is sane a common word?

sane is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with sane?

3 words rhyme with sane. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.