Meaning & use

frantic

adjective·Academic

Wildly excited, worried, or hurried, often because of fear, urgency, or lack of time.

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She made a frantic search for her passport minutes before the flight boarded.

The office was frantic during the final hours before the product launch.

A note on using this word

Frantic describes an intense, often chaotic state driven by urgency, stronger than simply being 'busy' or 'worried.'

Words with a similar meaning

hecticfrenzied

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