frenzied

1 of 2

adjective

fren·​zied ˈfren-zēd 

: feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance

frenzied dancing

frenziedly adverb

frenzied

2 of 2

past tense and past participle of frenzy entry 2

Synonyms of frenzied

Adjective

• excited
• heated
• agitated
• hectic

Examples of frenzied in a Sentence

Adjective

The screams of the fans grew more frenzied as the concert progressed.

the frenzied scene at the mall in the final week before Christmas

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The world has gone through quite a few changes in the 62 years since those frenzied nights at the height of Beatlemania, but the interior of Forest Hills Stadium looks largely identical. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026

Cage has answered with the impulsive, erratic, and frenzied style now allegorized in Spider-Noir as Reilly’s inner monster. — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Challenged on all sides, Hansen finds that his only recourse is to throw himself, with ever more frenzied self-seriousness, into his work. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026

He was supposed to set pay levels for executives of those large companies that took bailouts during the bailout-frenzied days of the Great Recession. — Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

frenzy entry 1 + -ed entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

1647, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

frenzied

adjective

fren·​zied

ˈfren-zēd

: very excited or upset

frenziedly adverb