hectic
Extremely busy and full of rushing about.
hectic in a sentence
- The kitchen was hectic before the party, with pots bubbling and everyone dashing around.
- December is hectic at the post office, with parcels flying about and queues out of the door.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to hectic?
- Apeaceful
- Bquiet
- Ccalm
- Dbusy
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D: busy. The other three mean the opposite of hectic.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to hectic?
- Acalm
- Bwild
- Cbusy
- Drushed
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A: calm. The other three mean nearly the same as hectic.
Words that mean something similar
busy, rushed, wild
Words that mean the opposite
calm, quiet, peaceful
More words about movement & action
- hinder: To make something harder to do or slow it down.
- hoist: To lift something up, often using ropes or effort.
- hurtle: To move very fast, often without control.
- immobile: Not moving or not able to move.
- intercept: To stop or catch something before it reaches where it is going.
- jaunt: A short trip taken for fun.
- jostle: To push and bump against people in a crowd.
- laborious: Needing a lot of hard, slow work.
More words to explore
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Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test