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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
Bloodshot synth figures and delirious vocal performances are presented at their most elemental, as Granli zeroes in on the intangible forces that can make music tweak your senses and sneak past conscious understanding.
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H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 6 Feb. 2026
Cookie Fleck, O’Hara’s character in Best in Show, is an outstanding example of her comedic sensibility—a meld of physical comedy, deadpan affect, and delirious self-confidence—whose influence is all over the mock-interview segments of, say, Parks and Recreation.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
By the game’s end, when Brentwood came back from an 11-point deficit to defeat rival Crossroads 70-60, the 6-foot-7 Hill was using all of his final energy to dance with the delirious student section that got loud and boisterous and helped inspire the Eagles’ rally.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
He is denied both the company of the living and the serenity of death, a lost, delirious soul who fails to anchor himself anywhere.
—Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026
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H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 6 Feb. 2026
Cookie Fleck, O’Hara’s character in Best in Show, is an outstanding example of her comedic sensibility—a meld of physical comedy, deadpan affect, and delirious self-confidence—whose influence is all over the mock-interview segments of, say, Parks and Recreation.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
By the game’s end, when Brentwood came back from an 11-point deficit to defeat rival Crossroads 70-60, the 6-foot-7 Hill was using all of his final energy to dance with the delirious student section that got loud and boisterous and helped inspire the Eagles’ rally.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
He is denied both the company of the living and the serenity of death, a lost, delirious soul who fails to anchor himself anywhere.
—Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delirious
Adjective
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The lights stayed on through the night, and the constant noise of patrolling guards left him agitated and afraid.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
13 Mar. 2026
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Guglielmo Vicario’s form in goal has been erratic, Pedro Porro looks agitated, while James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski have not played a single minute this season due to long-term knee injuries.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The victim’s husband, who works as an Uber driver to support his family, called Azizov about two hours after the crash, frantic to find his wife.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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During a tense trip to the bank, Connie risks everything to secretly alert authorities, setting off a frantic search.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2026
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With Mendez at gunpoint, the distraught driver was allowed to get out of her car.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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But instead, the young bride was wandering the streets of London in the June heat, frustrated and distraught.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Hensley made 23 saves and the Frost held off a furious rally from the New York Sirens to win 4-3 in front of 15,512 fans — another statement of intent for this city and its hope to land a professional women’s hockey team in the near future.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2026
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The triple gave the Mavericks a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter and sent fans at Rocket Arena into a furious rage.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Mar. 2026
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But if anything, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell sounded more worried about the upside risk of inflation in the aftermath of Operation Epic Fury.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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That uncertainty is why economists are increasingly worried that companies may pause their hiring plans and consumers may rein in spending.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
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Local bookstores were, at the time, folding en masse, and people were mad about the growing predominance of chain retail.—
Henry Grabar,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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Even conservatives are mad, writes columnist Anita Chabria.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Try Visual Deterrents Birds are easily frightened, so adding colorful flags that wave in the wind may keep them from landing on your lawn and dining on your grass seed.—
Michelle Mastro,
The Spruce,
13 Mar. 2026
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And a new study, published in the journal Emotion, suggests that a robot that mimics human breathing can also pass on frightened feelings.—
Simon Makin,
Scientific American,
12 Mar. 2026
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The strike caused an intense fire at the hospital, with footage from local television showing rescue crews combing through the wreckage with flashlights late into the night as firefighters struggled to extinguish the blaze.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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However, the constant tension on my hair can have my curls feeling dry and in need of intense moisture.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Delirious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delirious. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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