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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in frantic

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of delirious Moore said older patients can become disoriented and delirious after long periods in the ER, raising the risk of falls. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026 As Ricky adapts to his expanding worldview, a delirious new logic takes hold. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 July 2026 Reactions both delirious and dejected have become a staple on national and global soccer telecasts. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026 But events conspire to kindle a tiny, perhaps delirious spark of hope. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for delirious

Recent Examples of Synonyms for delirious

Adjective

Following instructions from the kidnappers (unbeknownst to his increasingly agitated comrades), Lee drives out to meet them for the exchange, only to wreck his car and become distracted saving a nearby woman, Hua (Moon Lee).

— Jake Cole, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
During the interview at TMZ‘s offices, West grew increasingly agitated, pacing the newsroom while discussing opioid use and liposuction.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of agitated

Adjective

Fulham’s current rest-defence shape leads to frantic back-tracking defending, while the opposition can pull the centre-back partnership across the pitch with passes in behind and switches into the channels.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Booth was in Toronto with his wife to attend an international convention for the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) when delegates from New York suddenly received frantic calls and left the meeting.

— Kaanita Iyer, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of frantic

Adjective

The Lindsay Clancy trial has captivated the nation, spurring furious online debate on the state of maternal healthcare and whether she should be held criminally responsible for killing her three children.

— Yasmin Vossoughian, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
Simply put, the SEC is furious that LSU has challenged the conference’s attempts to enforce its eligibility rules for athletes returning from professional sports.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of furious

Adjective

Teams — worried about how a politically defiant Black quarterback on the roster would impact their bottom lines — over the next several seasons signed dozens of inferior quarterbacks to round out their depth charts.

— Mike Jones, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Los Angeles’ identity and workers’ livelihoods are at stake, say worried residents who fear that Paramount will leave the state.

— Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of worried

Adjective

Ukrainian officials are expecting another winter of intense Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, a tactic Moscow has employed each winter of the full-scale invasion in a bid to freeze the country into submission.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
In his research for both projects, his mood boards filled up with references to periods of intense cultural flowering cut short—Weimar Germany, 1970s Iran, Cuba in the ’50s, and New York City before the AIDS crisis.

— Sean Santiago, Architectural Digest, 15 Sep. 2026