| Main Entry: | frantic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | distressed, distracted |
Synonyms: |
agitated, angry, at wits' end, berserk, beside oneself, corybantic, crazy, delirious, deranged, distraught, excited, flipped out, fraught, freaked out, frenetic, frenzied, furious, hectic, hot and bothered, hot under the collar, hyper, in a stew, in a tizzy, insane, keyed up, mad, out of control, overwrought, rabid, raging, raving, shook up, spazzed out, unglued, unscrewed, unzipped, violent, weird, weirded out, wigged out, wild, wired, worked up, zonkers |
| Notes: | frantic (from Latin phrenecticus 'frenetic') pertains to a mental state or condition, to a frame of mind, whereas that of frenetic pertains rather to a type of behavior or conduct |
Antonyms: |
calm, collected, composed, docile, peaceful, tranquil |
| Main Entry: | impatient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unable, unwilling to wait |
Synonyms: |
abrupt, agog, antsy, anxious, appetent, ardent, athirst, avid, breathless, brusque, chafing, choleric, curt, demanding, dying to, eager, edgy, feverish, fretful, hasty, having short fuse, headlong, hot under collar, hot-tempered, impetuous, indignant, intolerant, irascible, irritable, itchy, keen, on pins and needles, quick-tempered, racing one's motor, restless, ripe*, snappy, straining, sudden, testy, thirsty, unforbearing, unindulgent, vehement, violent |
Antonyms: |
controlled, easy-going, enduring, forbearing, laid-back, patient, tolerant, waiting, willing |
| Main Entry: | overwrought |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exhausted and excited |
Synonyms: |
affected, agitated, all shook up, beside oneself, crazy, distracted, emotional, excitable, fired-up, flipped out, frantic, freaked-out, high*, hot under collar, hot-and-bothered, hyper, in a state, keyed-up, nervous, neurotic, on edge, overexcited, overstrung, overworked, spent, steamed up, stirred, strung-out, tense, tired, uneasy, unstrung, uptight*, weary, wired, worked-up, worn, wound-up |
Antonyms: |
calm, collected, cool, rested, unruffled |
| Main Entry: | fit to be tied |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extremely angry |
Synonyms: |
angry, annoyed, bent out of shape, boiling, burned up, good and mad, hot and bothered, hot under the collar, mad as hell, outraged, pissed-off, steamed, teed off, ticked off |
| Main Entry: | het up |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very upset |
Synonyms: |
burning, hot and bothered, hot under the collar, indignant, irate, upset |
| Main Entry: | hot under the collar |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very angry |
Synonyms: |
angry, boiling, burning with excitement, excited, het up, mad, pissed off, steaming, upset |
| Main Entry: | madding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | frantic |
Synonyms: |
agitated, angry, at wits' end, berserk, beside oneself, corybantic, crazy*, delirious, deranged, distraught, excited, flipped out, fraught, freaked out, frenetic, frenzied, furious, hectic, hot and bothered, hot under the collar, hyper*, hysterical, in a stew, in a tizzy, insane, keyed up, mad, out of control, overwrought, panic-stricken, rabid, raging, raving, shook up, spazzed out, unglued, unscrewed, unzipped, violent, weird*, weirded out, wigged out, wild, wired, worked up, zonkers |
| Main Entry: | unforbearing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impatient |
Synonyms: |
abrupt, agog, antsy, anxious, appetent, ardent, athirst, avid, breathless, brusque, chafing, choleric, curt, demanding, dying to, eager, edgy, feverish, fretful, hasty, having short fuse, headlong, hot under collar, hot-tempered, impetuous, indignant, intolerant, irascible, irritable, itchy, keen, on pins and needles, quick-tempered, racing one's motor, restless, ripe*, snappy, straining, sudden, testy, thirsty, unindulgent, vehement, violent |