frantic

[fran-tik] / ˈfræn tɪk /

ADJECTIVE

distressed, distracted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agitated angry delirious distraught frenetic frenzied furious hectic mad overwrought weird

STRONG

distracted distressed

WEAK

at wit's end berserk beside oneself corybantic crazy deranged excited flipped-out fraught freaked-out hot and bothered hot under the collar hyper in a stew in a tizzy insane out of control rabid raging raving shook-up unglued unscrewed unzipped violent weirded out wigged out wild wired worked-up zonkers

Antonyms

STRONGEST

balanced calm collected happy normal pleased sane

WEAK

composed docile peaceful tranquil

Example Sentences

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“The frantic futility of constantly searching for a new place,” he wrote his longtime friend, Johnny Dark, “a new life, a new partner. As though change itself were some kind of elixir.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The game had started at a frantic pace.

From Barron's

One can appreciate the contrast between the serenity of the brothers at the stake, heads raised in prayer, and the frantic, distressed attempts by the surrounding figures to evade the flames.

From The Wall Street Journal

That sparked a frantic finale as Millwall sought a winner which would salvage a top-six spot, but Blackburn had the better chances.

From BBC

The game began in a wall of sound with Newcastle intent on overpowering Arsenal in a frantic start that had the Gunners in retreat.

From BBC

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