FRENETIC Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

frenetic

adjective

fri-ˈne-tik

Definition of frenetic

as in frantic

marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity the frenetic rush to get every member of the cast in place before the curtain went up

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Recent Examples of frenetic In one particular intimate clip sequence, Sophia sits alone in a dark room before the trailer cuts back into a flash of the frenetic energy of KATSEYE’s public life. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026 Rooms The 275 rooms here are a calm and cool retreat from Miami’s loud and frenetic downtown. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026 In a busy, frenetic society, people are yearning for simpler, more streamlined lives. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 17 Sep. 2026 If the cost of finishing this frenetic playoff push is peculiar defensive alignments, the Astros will pay it. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for frenetic

Recent Examples of Synonyms for frenetic

Adjective

There are plenty of other very cool pieces that become street style staples, but don’t inspire the same frantic desire.

— Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Ajon Singh, who wrote the screenplay, spent a frantic week retooling it to persuade him to change his mind.

— Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of frantic

Adjective

Just a half-hour north of San Diego, the property is comprised of over 600 acres of hills, meadows, Japanese gardens, and citrus groves, including 30 miles of private hiking trails and five acres of bio-intensive gardens.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
On the cost side, Zuckerberg did acknowledge that Muse is currently very compute-intensive.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of intensive

Adjective

These three are just the latest in a mad rush for capital that has been putting a strain on the AI trade.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
Both about power-mad blondes getting involved with the shadier side of the medical industrial complex, but Matt Hagen’s nanites worked, dammit!

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of mad

Adjective

Projects that communities had originally welcomed were suddenly met with fierce opposition, and companies had to improve.

— Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
What is to come afterwards is when their world is on fire as the fierce Battle Of Okinawa Island takes them , and us, back to sad reality.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026