ORGIASTIC Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

orgiastic

adjective

Definition of orgiastic

as in frenzied

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Recent Examples of orgiastic Still, the overall lack of orgiastic feats of American marketing spend left me feeling curiously maudlin. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 27 May 2026 The resulting film, Yes—opening this week in New York City—begins with an orgiastic carnival among warmongers in Tel Aviv. — Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair, 25 Mar. 2026 Along the road of The Bride and Frank’s orgiastic spree, a Berlin-like underground club called Depravation (applause to Gyllenhaal for bringing Swedish music artist Fever Ray to the big screen) could’ve been a showstopping setpiece. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2026 This is likewise the thrust of Salò, based on the Marquis de Sade’s The 120 Days of Sodom, an orgiastic, disturbing carnival of torture, rape, and killing, reset by Pasolini in the town from which fascism reigned in the 1940s. — Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for orgiastic

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Dogan deliberately arranged for Salah’s medical to take place in the metropolis of Istanbul, over 500 miles (nearly 900km) from Trabzon, so the Egyptian could see how frenzied the welcome would be.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The frenzied bear pummeled him repeatedly but couldn’t roll him because the pack was caught in the bushes.

— Jan Thacker, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of frenzied

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Leave it to the denim brand most synonymous with Y2K denim to bring back the early-2000s nightlife scene for New York Fashion Week—an era of uninhibited fun before social media and smartphones dominated the night.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
Cuts to the former could sink them, while allowing the latter to go on uninhibited could put patients and payers underwater.

— Daniel Payne, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of uninhibited

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Performed without musical accompaniment, their unrestrained bodily movements culminate in an act of collective protest and reclamation of public space.

— Elisa R. Linn, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Climate catastrophe and biodiversity loss are the consequences of unrestrained taking by humans.

— CBS News, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of unrestrained

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