frenzied
In a frenzy
Frenzied describes wild, uncontrolled activity driven by intense emotion or urgency.
A frenzied crowd surges chaotically.
Frenzied trading on the stock market suggests panicked buying and selling.
The word implies something beyond merely busy or energetic—there's an element of desperation or loss of control: a frenzied search for survivors.
Wildly out of control
- maniacalInsanely frenzied
- berserkWildly, violently uncontrolled
- unhingedMentally or emotionally unstable
- derangedMentally disturbed, irrational
rabid · hysterical · wild-eyed · possessed · demented · lunatic · psychotic · mad
Wildly anxious or desperate
- panickyOvercome by sudden fear
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- restlessUnable to be still
jittery · twitchy · edgy · antsy · fidgety · unsettled · tense · alarmed
Intensely busy, almost overwhelming
- turbulentViolently agitated or disturbed
- tumultuousViolently agitated or disturbed
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- bedlamState of wild disorder
mayhem · havoc · turmoil · whirlwind · madhouse · disarray · uproar · commotion
Extremely angry
- feveredAbnormally hot, overheated
- feverishHaving elevated temperature
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- desperateDriven by urgent need
urgent · breathless · breakneck · hyperactive · relentless · consuming · all-consuming · heated
crazed
Wildly out of control
- maniacalInsanely frenzied
- berserkWildly, violently uncontrolled
- unhingedMentally or emotionally unstable
deranged · rabid · hysterical · wild-eyed · possessed · demented · lunatic · psychotic · mad · delirious
frantic
Wildly anxious or desperate
restless · jittery · twitchy · edgy · antsy · fidgety · unsettled · tense · alarmed · flustered
hectic
Intensely busy, almost overwhelming
- turbulentViolently agitated or disturbed
- tumultuousViolently agitated or disturbed
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
bedlam · mayhem · havoc · turmoil · whirlwind · madhouse · disarray · uproar · commotion · scramble
furious
Extremely angry
- feveredAbnormally hot, overheated
- feverishHaving elevated temperature
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
desperate · urgent · breathless · breakneck · hyperactive · relentless · consuming · all-consuming · heated · impassioned
- chaosmayhem, chaotic, pandemonium, bedlam, turmoil
- crowd adjectivespacked, dense, massive, huge, enormous
- fiercebrutal, violent, savage, ferocious, fierce
- overwhelmedstressed, overwhelmed, stressed out, burnt out, burned out
- hyperactivityfidgeting, hyper, restlessness, fidgety, restless
- motionmotion, movement, velocity, speed, momentum
- feeding frenziesIntense competitive eating episodes