frenzy
A burst of wild, out-of-control excitement or activity.
frenzy in a sentence
- The seagulls whipped themselves into a frenzy when Dad dropped his bag of chips.
- The shop sale sent bargain hunters into a frenzy, grabbing trolleys and dashing down every aisle.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to frenzy?
- Acalm
- Bmadness
- Cpeace
- Dorder
Show the answer
B: madness. The other three mean the opposite of frenzy.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to frenzy?
- Awildness
- Bcalm
- Cmadness
Show the answer
B: calm. The other three mean nearly the same as frenzy.
Words that mean something similar
madness, wildness
Words that mean the opposite
calm, order, peace
More words about emotions & feelings
- 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.
- grieve: To feel very sad because something or someone has been lost.
- hesitant: Slow to act because you are not sure.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test