frantic
Wild with worry, fear or hurry.
frantic in a sentence
- The frantic mother duck flapped and quacked as her ducklings wandered towards the road.
- There was a frantic scramble for the last tickets, with fans rushing to queue before dawn.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to frantic?
- Apeaceful
- Brelaxed
- Cpanicky
- Dcalm
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C: panicky. The other three mean the opposite of frantic.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to frantic?
- Awild
- Bpanicky
- Ccalm
- Ddesperate
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C: calm. The other three mean nearly the same as frantic.
Words that mean something similar
panicky, desperate, wild
Words that mean the opposite
calm, relaxed, peaceful
More words about emotions & feelings
- fraught: Full of worry or danger.
- frenzy: A burst of wild, out-of-control excitement or activity.
- fret: To keep worrying about something.
- fume: To be very angry, often without saying anything.
- furious: Wildly angry, so cross that you can hardly keep calm.
- glee: A feeling of great delight and excitement.
- glum: Quietly sad and in low spirits.
- gratitude: A feeling of being thankful.
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