Synonyms of delirium

delirium

noun

di-ˈlir-ē-əm 

as in frenzy

a state of wildly excited activity or emotion

shoppers running around in a delirium the day before Christmas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frenzy
• rampage
• hysteria
• fever
• rage
• agitation
• fury
• deliriousness
• feverishness
• flap
• confusion
• distraction
• furore
• furor
• chaos
• uproar
• disorder
• pandemonium
• turmoil
• commotion
• havoc
• disturbance
• bedlam
• to-do
• stir
• tumult
• clamor
• clatter
• bustle
• tempest
• rumpus
• hubbub
• squall
• brouhaha
• storm
• ruckus
• hullabaloo
• ruction
• stew
• fuss
• hurly-burly
• shindy
• bother
• hoo-ha

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• peace
• still
• calmness
• serenity
• restfulness
• tranquility
• stillness
• quietude
• calm
• repose
• placidity
• peacefulness
• quiet
• tranquilness
• sereneness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of delirium

For elderly patients, prolonged stays in hallways increase the risks of delirium, falls, sleep deprivation, loss of dignity, and prolonged recovery. — Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026

State officials have since told paramedics to stop using excited delirium as a basis for administering ketamine. — Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026

Cade Filleman stood on the mound, 60-foot-6 inches away from delirium. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 31 May 2026

Harriet died a few years before Leo, and then Leo passed, picking off enemy planes in a brief delirium. — Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 30 May 2026