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

Need another word that means the same as “frantic”? Find 16 synonyms and 30 related words for “frantic” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Frantic” are: frenetic, frenzied, phrenetic, delirious, excited, mad, unrestrained, panic-stricken, panic-struck, panicky, berserk, distraught, overwrought, worked up, agitated, distressed

Frantic as an Adjective

Definitions of "Frantic" as an adjective

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

• Marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion.
• Distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion.
• Excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion.
• Conducted in a hurried, excited, and disorganized way.

Synonyms of "Frantic" as an adjective (16 Words)

agitated	Physically disturbed or set in motion. She was red and agitated with the effort of arguing.
berserk	Out of control with anger or excitement; wild or frenzied. Berserk with grief.
delirious	In a state of wild excitement or ecstasy. A crowd of delirious baseball fans.
distraught	Very worried and upset. Distraught with grief.
distressed	Generalized feeling of distress. Women in distressed circumstances.
excited	Very enthusiastic and eager. They were excited about the prospect.
frenetic	Excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion. A frenetic pace of activity.
frenzied	Affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason. A frenzied attack.
mad	Affected with madness or insanity. I got mad respect for him.
overwrought	Deeply agitated especially from emotion. She was too overwrought to listen to reason.
panic-stricken	Thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation.
panic-struck	Thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation.
panicky	Feeling or characterized by uncontrollable fear or anxiety. I started to feel panicky and breathless.
phrenetic	Excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion.
unrestrained	Marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion. A display of unrestrained delight.
worked up	Open.

Usage Examples of "Frantic" as an adjective

• Frantic with anger and frustration.
• She was frantic with worry.
• Frantic attempts to resuscitate the girl.
• Something frantic in their gaiety.

Associations of "Frantic" (30 Words)

celerity	Swiftness of movement.
crazy	Extremely. Wore a crazy hat.
delirium	Wild excitement or ecstasy. A chorus of delirium from the terrace.
dizzy	Make dizzy or giddy. He looked around dizzy with happiness.
frenetic	Fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way. Frenetic screams followed the accident.
frenzied	Wildly excited or uncontrolled. The prosecutor s frenzied denunciation of the accused.
frenzy	State of violent mental agitation. Doreen worked herself into a frenzy of rage.
fury	The hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals. The fury of a gathering storm.
haste	The act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner. I write in haste.
hasten	Move or travel hurriedly. We hastened back to Paris.
hectic	A hectic fever or flush. A hectic business schedule.
hie	Move hurridly. I hied down to New Orleans.
hurry	A condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry. Hurry it s late.
hysteria	Excessive or uncontrollable fear. The anti Semitic hysteria of the 1890s.
insane	In a state of mind which prevents normal perception, behaviour, or social interaction; seriously mentally ill. Was declared insane.
lunatic	An insane person. He would be asked to acquiesce in some lunatic scheme.
mad	Make someone mad. A mad whirl of pleasure.
mania	An irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action. Many people suffering from mania do not think anything is wrong.
manic	Affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason. The pace is utterly manic.
overwrought	Deeply agitated especially from emotion. A pseudo Gothic church far too overwrought for such a small town.
psychosis	A severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality. They were suffering from a psychosis.
quicken	Give or restore life to. The fetus quickened.
rabid	(of an animal) affected with rabies. Rabid isolationist.
raving	In a raving manner. Raving mad.
rush	Cause to move fast or to rush or race. She felt a rush of cold air.
rushing	The act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner. He is becoming the best rushing quarterback in NFL history.
schizophrenia	Any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact. Gibraltar s schizophrenia continues to be fed by colonial pride.
swiftness	Lack of delay; promptness. Kay had the upper hand with her agility and swiftness.
urgently	In a way which requires immediate action or attention. Health care reform is needed urgently.
wild	A wild primitive state untouched by civilization. A wild stretch of land.