DELIRIOUS Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

delirious

adjective

di-ˈlir-ē-əs

Definition of delirious

as in agitated

feeling overwhelming fear or worry we were delirious with anxiety when the boy failed to return home

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as in frantic

marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity rushing about in a delirious state during the holidays

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Recent Examples of delirious Reactions both delirious and dejected have become a staple on national and global soccer telecasts. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026 And fans have been delirious for years about our most exciting attacker, Nestory Irankunda, a twenty-year-old prodigy from Adelaide, who plays for Watford, in England, and who can strike the ball with unteachable grace. — Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 1 July 2026 But events conspire to kindle a tiny, perhaps delirious spark of hope. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 June 2026 That is especially the case for a co-host that is backed by delirious home crowds and home cooking. — Carl Anka, New York Times, 20 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for delirious

Recent Examples of Synonyms for delirious

Adjective

Officers described the videos recorded by that camera, writing that Westman seemed agitated after a visit with family and at times sobbed before driving by the church and school the night before the attack.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026
This has driven some agitated investors to see parallels between the current market and the conditions leading up to the dot-com crash of 2000-2002, when the overall S&P 500 lost nearly half its value.

— Joe D'Allegro, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of agitated

Adjective

But today’s Court often divides along stark ideological lines, and the liberals often sound truly distraught in their dissents.

— Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
One distraught woman sat on the ground next to a large pool of blood as another woman embraced her.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of distraught

Adjective

Kavanagh was furious and repeatedly made her concerns clear to her superiors at Sky.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026
Mother Love Bone had experienced the kind of instant success that made other local bands furious, signing a record deal after playing fewer than 10 shows.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of furious

Adjective

It’s mainly centered on Billie, who is worried about an old Facebook post standing in the way of finding a job.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
The Middle East has long worried about its dependence on the United States and has thus been diversifying its partnerships since the Arab Spring, in 2011.

— Dina Esfandiary, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of worried

Adjective

But throughout that, and much more important than the rivalry and being mad at each other or whatever, is just this absolute unending love.

— Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
What mad honey does to the human body When a human eats more than about a teaspoon of this honey, the toxin interferes with how the heart muscle generates its electrical signals.

— Prayan Pokharel, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of mad

Adjective

In the second test, 12 dogs were shown happy faces, as well as sad, frightened, and angry ones.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 28 Aug. 2026
Hilton’s sister, Barbara Giarraffa, frightened fans and TikTok moderators were among those who called authorities.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of frightened

Adjective

Utilities have raised rates to pay for wildfire prevention and recovery as climate change has made the blazes more intense and frequent.

— Sophie Austin, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Electrolyte beverages can help replenish hydration after an intense workout or stomach bug.

— Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 25 Aug. 2026