Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with frantic in American Collocation
frantic
adjective
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈfræntɪk/
very
absolutely
very
It was past midnight and her parents were feeling absolutely frantic.
rather
almost
pretty
quite
rather
slightly
He was almost frantic in his efforts to persuade me to go.
increasingly
increasingly
He made a series of increasingly frantic phone calls.
effort
attempt
effort
His frantic efforts to avoid blame indicate a man under great stress.
rush
dash
rush
scramble
The expedition ended with a frantic dash to reach their pick-up point in time.
phone call
(phone) call
Her frantic phone call to the emergency services had been recorded and was played at the inquest.
activity
activity
Last week was relatively quiet, after all the frantic activity at the beginning of the month.
search
search
When she discovers that her daughter is missing she embarks on a frantic search for answers.
speed
pace
The game started off at a frantic pace.