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

Her rhythm and energy seemed impacted by the anxiousness sweeping through Chase Center.

— Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Postpartum depression can be anxiousness or sadness, tearfulness, difficulty sleeping.

— Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of anxiousness

Noun

Research has also found that across generational groups, greater user tendency to engage in social comparison, together with greater maladaptive ways of coping with emotions, is associated with more symptoms of anger, anxiety, and depression.

— Ashwini Nadkarni, Time, 24 Oct. 2026
The market for profiting off male body anxiety is nothing new.

— Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of anxiety

Noun

In Europe, where governments are worried about the threat posed by Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, officials may view an even larger SpaceX with trepidation.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
For years, fans have approached the concept of a TV prequel with a blend of trepidation and excitement.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of trepidation

Noun

Cheng told Hackensack Meridian Health that drinking caffeine during this window can temporarily raise cortisol even further, potentially contributing to feelings of anxiety or restlessness.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
Pouring caffeine on top of that peak can push cortisol even higher, which Cheng said may contribute to anxiety and restlessness.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of restlessness

Noun

But Sprenger is like Victor Frankenstein, his electronic voice and its warped utterances breathing an uneasiness into everything around it.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
There’s probably also still some uneasiness with how much vulnerability comes out in the album.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of uneasiness

Noun

Melanie Lawrence, a 68-year-old independent, worries about wells going dry in her area near Willcox, where the groundwater grew so depleted that the land started to crack.

— Hannah Knowles The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
In an interview earlier this fall with NPR, Los Angeles County's top voting official, Dean Logan, alluded to those worries.

— Miles Parks, NPR, 19 Oct. 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

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