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frantic

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of frantic

1 feeling overwhelming fear or worry

  • the frantic parents were searching all over the fairgrounds for their lost child
Synonyms of frantic

agitated, delirious, distracted, distrait, distraught, frenzied, hysterical (also hysteric)
Words Related to frantic

alarmed, anxious, disquieted, disturbed, nervous, perturbed, tense, troubled, upset, worried, wrought (up)

affrighted, aghast, alarmed, fearful, frightened, horrified, scared, spooked, terrified, terrorized

ballistic, berserk, crazed, demented, deranged, mad, maniacal (also maniac), nuclear

raging, ranting, raving
Phrases Synonymous with frantic

beside oneself
Near Antonyms of frantic

calm, peaceful, placid, self-possessed, serene, tranquil

cool, coolheaded, undisturbed, unperturbed, unshaken, untroubled, unworried
Antonyms of frantic

collected, composed, recollected, self-collected, self-composed, self-possessed, unhysterical

2 marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity

  • the holiday season seems to be moving along at a frantic pace
Synonyms of frantic

delirious, ferocious, feverish, fierce, frenetic, frenzied, furious, mad, rabid, violent, wild
Words Related to frantic

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)
Near Antonyms of frantic

calm, peaceful, placid, quiet, serene, subdued, tranquil, undisturbed, unperturbed, untroubled

moderate, reasonable, temperate

casual, easygoing, low-pressure

balanced, sane, sound
Antonyms of frantic

relaxed

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