FRANTICNESS Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

franticness

noun

as in anxiousness

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Recent Examples of franticness Christopher Fahmie is convincingly caddish as Beau, but like most of his castmates could dial up the franticness a bit more. — Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2026

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Noun

High-cost financing decisions are almost always made in a state of anxiousness or panic.

— Nathan Mor, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
There are signs to look for in potential abusive relationships, like isolation from friends and family, controlling behaviors and anxiousness.

— Bryant Reed, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026

Definition of anxiousness

Noun

Still, people living near the border say the possibility of Belarus becoming more involved in Russia’s war remains a source of anxiety.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Psychological symptoms like anxiety, irritability and depression often show up before physical ones, peaking between ages 41 and 45.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026

Definition of anxiety

Noun

The Leeds quartet built a reputation on sardonic observations about modern life, packaging political unease inside wiry post-punk.

— Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2026
This, combined with the sheer horror of many of the crimes committed against the Bowdens, generates a tension in the viewer that makes the unease a young Antosca felt watching the 1962 film feel tame by comparison.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 17 July 2026

Definition of unease

Noun

Photographer Arsène Mpiana and I left Kinshasa, the Congolese capital, and traveled to Bunia, in Ituri province, with some trepidation.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 July 2026
Years later, in 2012, Barzani would express trepidation about Iraq, then under the divisive Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, acquiring American F-16 fighter jets to rebuild its air force.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of trepidation

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Standing on opposite sides of the protests, the pair fall for each other despite the divide, recognizing in one another a restlessness neither can quite name.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 23 July 2026
Very early in the morning, however, the moon will make a series of aspects — with Mars, Saturn and Mercury retrograde — that could potentially trigger everything from feelings of restlessness to emotional reactions due to mixed signals.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

Definition of restlessness

Noun

Still, Buffett had decided to pull his funding ahead of this decision, which could signal his uneasiness about the Gates Foundation’s relationship with Epstein.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 22 July 2026
Still, Allen wouldn't totally commit, citing an uneasiness with having to be overly critical if it's not warranted.

— Alex Sherman, CNBC, 9 July 2026

Definition of uneasiness

Noun

After two years living in an RV at San Jose’s Columbus Park, Fernando Vilchis Alcantara eagerly accepted a spot at a motel the city converted into a homeless shelter, relieved to be free of the constant worry of being ticketed or towed.

— Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
They’re not allowed to print money, so our worries shift from the asset class itself to the specifics of the issuer.

— Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of worry

Noun

With two satellites at supplementary inclinations, the Newtonian perturbations are equal and opposite in the two orbital planes and cancel each other out.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
First is that quantum transitions must be weak to bring about perturbations in experiments.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

Definition of perturbation

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