DELIRIOUS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DELIRIOUS?

Need another word that means the same as “delirious”? Find 27 synonyms and 30 related words for “delirious” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Delirious” are: excited, frantic, mad, unrestrained, hallucinating, incoherent, raving, babbling, irrational, hysterical, wild, feverish, frenzied, ecstatic, euphoric, elated, thrilled, overjoyed, walking on air, in seventh heaven, in transports of delight, rapturous, in raptures, exultant, jubilant, in a frenzy of delight, wild with excitement

Delirious as an Adjective

Definitions of "Delirious" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “delirious” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Experiencing delirium.
• In an acutely disturbed state of mind characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence; affected by delirium.
• In a state of wild excitement or ecstasy.
• Marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion.

Synonyms of "Delirious" as an adjective (27 Words)

babbling	(of flowing water) making a continuous murmuring sound. A gently babbling brook.
ecstatic	Feeling great rapture or delight. Ecstatic fans filled the stadium.
elated	Full of high-spirited delight. The elated winner.
euphoric	Characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness. A euphoric sense of freedom.
excited	In an aroused state. They were excited about the prospect.
exultant	Joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success. He waved to the exultant crowds.
feverish	Having or affected by a fever. A feverish cold.
frantic	Marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion. Something frantic in their gaiety.
frenzied	Affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason. The prosecutor s frenzied denunciation of the accused.
hallucinating	Experiencing delirium.
hysterical	Characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria- Morris Fishbein. Janet became hysterical and began screaming.
in a frenzy of delight	Currently fashionable.
in raptures	Directed or bound inward.
in seventh heaven	Holding office.
in transports of delight	Holding office.
incoherent	(of a person) unable to speak intelligibly. Incoherent with grief.
irrational	Of a number quantity or expression not expressible as a ratio of two integers and having an infinite and non recurring expansion when expressed as a decimal Examples of irrational numbers are the number and the square root of 2. Irrational feelings of hostility.
jubilant	Feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph. A large number of jubilant fans ran on to the pitch.
mad	Affected with madness or insanity. Another myth is that Scorpios are sex mad.
overjoyed	Extremely happy. All of them were overjoyed at my success.
rapturous	Feeling great rapture or delight. He was greeted with rapturous applause.
raving	Used to emphasize a particular quality. Have you gone raving mad.
thrilled	Feeling intense pleasurable excitement.
unrestrained	Not subject to restraint. Unrestrained laughter.
walking on air	Close enough to be walked to.
wild	Produced from wild animals or plants without cultivation. Performing in Hollywood was beyond my wildest dreams.
wild with excitement	In a state of extreme emotion.

Usage Examples of "Delirious" as an adjective

• There was a great roar from the delirious crowd.
• He became delirious and couldn't recognize people.
• A crowd of delirious baseball fans.

Associations of "Delirious" (30 Words)

afflicted	Mentally or physically unfit.
ailing	Somewhat ill or prone to illness. My poor ailing grandmother.
bedridden	Confined to bed (by illness.
bilious	Suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress. A bilious attack.
catching	The act of detecting something catching sight of something. Her enthusiasm is catching.
consumptive	A person with pulmonary tuberculosis. From birth he was sickly and consumptive.
convalescent	(of a person) recovering from an illness or medical treatment. Convalescent children are difficult to keep in bed.
delayed	Not as far along as normal in development.
dizzy	Make dizzy or giddy. He looked around dizzy with happiness.
dyspeptic	Having indigestion or a consequent air of irritable bad temper.
embolism	Obstruction of an artery, typically by a clot of blood or an air bubble. One patient died of a pulmonary embolism.
giddy	Disorientating and alarming, but exciting. Her giddy rise to power.
hysterical	Extremely funny. Hysterical amnesia.
ill	Ill is often used as a combining form in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner not well. It ill befits a man to betray old friends.
indisposed	Strongly opposed. Clearly indisposed to grant their request.
mad	Make someone mad. I got mad respect for him.
malinger	Avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill. People who had psychosomatic complaints were probably malingering.
nauseous	Causing or able to cause nausea. The smell was nauseous.
pallid	Lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness. A pallid ray of winter sun.
paralyzed	Affected with paralysis.
pathological	Of or relating to the practice of pathology. Pathological laboratory.
poorly	(`ill’ is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well. Feeling poorly.
sallow	Cause to become sallow. The illness has sallowed her face.
seedy	Shabby and squalid. He was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin.
sick	People who are sick. He looked pretty sick at that but he eventually agreed.
unbridled	Not restrained or controlled. Unbridled lust.
unhealthy	Not conducive to good health. An unhealthy obsession with fast cars.
unrestrained	Not subject to restraint. Unrestrained laughter.
unwell	Ill. He was admitted to hospital for tests after feeling unwell.
wheelchair	A movable chair mounted on large wheels; for invalids or those who cannot walk; frequently propelled by the occupant.