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frenzied

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of frenzied

1 being in a state of increased activity or agitation

  • the frenzied scene at the mall in the final week before Christmas
Synonyms of frenzied

agitated, excited, feverish, heated, hectic, hyperactive, overactive, overwrought
Words Related to frenzied

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
Phrases Synonymous with frenzied

in a lather, keyed up
Near Antonyms of frenzied

calm, collected, composed, cool, coolheaded, placid, serene, tranquil, undisturbed, unperturbed, unshaken, untroubled, unworried

2 feeling overwhelming fear or worry

  • frenzied rescue workers searched through the snow, looking for more victims of the avalanche
Synonyms of frenzied

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

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 frenzied

beside oneself
Near Antonyms of frenzied

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

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

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

3 marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity

  • the frenzied pace of the first week of the new school year
Synonyms of frenzied

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

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 frenzied

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

moderate, reasonable, temperate

casual, easygoing, low-pressure

balanced, sane, sound
Antonyms of frenzied

relaxed

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