Frantic
Frantic adjective - Feeling overwhelming fear or worry.
Panicked and frantic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Panicked" instead an adjective "Frantic".
Nearby Word: frantically
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- upset and frantic
- upset and panicked
- agitated and frantic
- agitated and panicked
- nervous and frantic
- nervous and panicked
- disturbed and frantic
- disturbed and panicked
- perturbed and frantic
- perturbed and panicked
- frenzied and frantic
- frenzied and panicked
- distressed and frantic
- distressed and panicked
Both words in one sentence
- Everyone panicked except for Rolly, who knew "Thelma's cooking would kill us all one day" and read the newspaper as smoke filled the room and the others made frantic calls to 911.
Source: Lethal Chef / Live-Action TV -
The fiddle track, already playing at a pretty frantic pace, becomes an almost panicked, discordant mess in the song's final moments.
Source: Music / Who's Next
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