Synonyms and Antonyms of feverish
1
being in a state of increased activity or agitation
- scary stories that were the product of a feverish imagination
hyperexcited, overexcited
afire, aflutter, aquiver, atingle
anxious, dithery, edgy, het up, high-strung, hyped-up, hyper, jittery, jumpy, nervy, nervous, perturbed, tense, troubled, uneasy, unquiet, upset, uptight, wired
calm, collected, composed, cool, coolheaded, placid, serene, tranquil, undisturbed, unperturbed, unshaken, untroubled, unworried
2
having or expressing great depth of feeling
- the desperate prisoner made a feverish appeal for mercy
ardent, blazing, burning, charged, demonstrative, emotional, fervent, fervid, fiery, flaming, glowing, hot-blooded, impassioned, incandescent, intense, passional, passionate, perfervid, red-hot, religious, superheated, torrid, vehement, warm, warm-blooded
gushing, gushy, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, saccharine, sappy, schmaltzy, sentimental, sloppy, sugary
histrionic, melodramatic
enthusiastic, gung ho, keen, zealous
enamored, infatuated, obsessed
uninhibited, unreserved, unrestrained
frenzied, orgiastic, overemotional, overexcited, overheated
3
marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity
- working at a feverish pace to get the project done on time
delirious, ferocious, fierce, frantic, frenetic, frenzied, furious, mad, rabid, violent, wild
concentrated, high-pressured, intense, intensive, vehement
excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, immoderate, inordinate, lavish, overmuch, overweening, unconscionable, undue
crazed, crazy, demented, deranged, insane, irrational, lunatic, mad, maniacal (also maniac)
calm, peaceful, placid, quiet, serene, subdued, tranquil, undisturbed, unperturbed, untroubled
moderate, reasonable, temperate
casual, easygoing, low-pressure
balanced, sane, sound
