Meaning & use
frantic
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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