Elementary SSAT vocabulary

frantic

adjective

So worried or rushed that you cannot stay calm or think clearly.

Closest meaning

wildly worried

Examples

  • Mia became frantic when she could not find her homework.
  • Dad made a frantic search for the missing house keys.
  • The goalie grew frantic as the final seconds disappeared.

Try a practice question

Which is closest in meaning to “frantic”?

  1. A.plentiful
  2. B.wildly worried
  3. C.section of a book
  4. D.unfeeling
Show the answer

B. wildly worried — frantic means “So worried or rushed that you cannot stay calm or think clearly.”

Easy to mix up

Words close to frantic in meaning or spelling.

  • anxious
  • nervous
  • desperate

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