frantic
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Synonyms
agitated, delirious, distracted, distrait, distraught, frenzied, hysterical (also hysteric)
Antonyms
collected, composed, recollected, self-collected, self-composed, self-possessed, unhysterical
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Unlike mornings, which can be frantic, there’s no need to rush at night. — Baze Mpinja, Marie Claire, "Have Sensitive Skin? Do These 4 Things Before Bed," 8 Mar. 2019 When two eighteen-year-old girls go missing on their gap year in Thailand, their families are thrust into the international spotlight: desperate, bereft and frantic with worry. . — Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, "#ReadWithMC Reviews Fiona Barton's 'The Suspect'," 4 Mar. 2019 Halloween candy isn’t that scary Every year around this season, there are frantic warnings about potentially dangerous candy. — German Lopez, Vox, "The myth of poisoned Halloween candy," 31 Oct. 2018 Eddy’s aggressive approach to the material is understood, and echoed, by a frantic chorus of singing, dancing, uke-strumming denizens of the show’s central location, the Kit Kat Club. — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, "A Coarse, Cacophonous, Compelling 'Cabaret' In New Haven," 26 June 2018 Yes, reported Buzzfeed on Thursday, giving rise to frantic Democratic calls for immediate impeachment proceedings. — Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, "The Week in Washington: “I Never Worked for Russia!”," 20 Jan. 2019 That was enough to halt the company’s frantic restructuring effort. — Lillian Rizzo, WSJ, "Who Killed Toys ‘R’ Us? Hint: It Wasn’t Only Amazon," 23 Aug. 2018 That led to a day and a night of frantic activity to arrange what all the companies would say in unison. — The Washington Post, OregonLive.com, "Engineer fired over memo sues Google, alleging bias against white men," 8 Jan. 2018 That led to a day and a night of frantic activity to arrange what all the companies would say in unison. — Bloomberg.com, "‘It Can’t Be True.’ Inside the Semiconductor Industry’s Meltdown," 8 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'frantic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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