FEVERISHNESS Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

feverishness

noun

as in frenzy

a state of wildly excited activity or emotion the exhilarating feverishness of the final stages of a political campaign

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Noun

The frenzy followed Beijing’s decision in the mid-1980s to ban imports of almost all blood products – except human albumin – amid growing fears over the global HIV/AIDS crisis.

— CNN Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Preece instead has embraced the frenzy of racing around his roots as a rallying point for his last-ditch charge at the Chase.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of frenzy

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Through the help of new and old audio tapes and Manson family members, Berlinger argues that the murderous rampage began with a botched drug deal by a man named Bobby Beausoleil.

— Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
The rampage caused more property damage, additional crashes between other vehicles and ultimately injuries to three people who were treated at a hospital.

— Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

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Told in alternating POVs between a sorceress, a woman knight and a serving girl, this is a fever dream of a fantasy novel with plenty of room for readers to make their own inferences about what’s really going on.

— S.M. Hallow, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
If the infection enters the bloodstream, symptoms also can include fever, chills, low blood pressure and blistering skin lesions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

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