ORGIASTIC Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

orgiastic

adjective

Definition of orgiastic

as in frenzied

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Recent Examples of orgiastic 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 Instead of the orgiastic madhouse that fans of Monster and American Horror Story have grown accustomed to, Devil in Disguise is a somber affair, as aesthetically chilly as a December in Des Plaines, Illinois. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for orgiastic

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To the delight of a frenzied audience just hours after his home country of England won its quarterfinal match over Norway in the World Cup, Liverpool’s Paddy Pimblett (24-4-0) made quick work of Benoit Saint Denis (17-4-0) with a first-round TKO.

— W.G. Ramirez, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Following that match played in front of 80,000 fans in a frenzied atmosphere in Mexico City, Jimenez will now return to club duties in the second tier of English football with Wolves.

— Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 July 2026

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Though Williams’ movement appeared uninhibited throughout Tuesday’s match, an injury doesn’t come as a complete surprise.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Angela’s bookish young son Jonathan (Danny Pintauro) and her gloriously uninhibited mother Mona (Katherine Helmond) rounded out the household.

— JP Mangalindan, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026

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