Synonyms for hectic

Most common

kinetic · agitated · feverish

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Adjective

Antonyms

slow, subglacial, dreich

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Very busy with activity and confusion.

   The city center is so hectic at 8 in the morning that I go to work an hour beforehand to avoid the crowds

Related words

Word family

hectically hecticity hecticness

Example sentences

• kinetic That kinetic typography video you made was awesome, Jim!
• agitated She was agitated by the news of her lover's death.
• feverish I seem to have caught cold. I'm a little feverish.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters

kinetic³

8 letters

agitated⁴, feverish³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (kinetic³ = 3 syllables).