FRENETIC Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

frenetic

adjective

fri-ˈne-tik

Definition of frenetic

as in frantic

marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity the frenetic rush to get every member of the cast in place before the curtain went up

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Recent Examples of frenetic Consumers are becoming more attuned to, and fatigued by, the frenetic pace of new product launches. — Ellen Thomas, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026 In one particular intimate clip sequence, Sophia sits alone in a dark room before the trailer cuts back into a flash of the frenetic energy of KATSEYE’s public life. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026 Rooms The 275 rooms here are a calm and cool retreat from Miami’s loud and frenetic downtown. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026 In a busy, frenetic society, people are yearning for simpler, more streamlined lives. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for frenetic

Recent Examples of Synonyms for frenetic

Adjective

The reader is spun into this frantic poem without a chance to escape, just like the speaker.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
On the recording of the 911 call from that day, the operator’s steady voice is in sharp contrast to Nakira’s frantic crying.

— Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of frantic

Adjective

These three are just the latest in a mad rush for capital that has been putting a strain on the AI trade.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
Both about power-mad blondes getting involved with the shadier side of the medical industrial complex, but Matt Hagen’s nanites worked, dammit!

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of mad

Adjective

Projects that communities had originally welcomed were suddenly met with fierce opposition, and companies had to improve.

— Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
What is to come afterwards is when their world is on fire as the fierce Battle Of Okinawa Island takes them , and us, back to sad reality.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026