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Frenetic vs Fanatical - What's the difference?

frenetic | fanatical |

As adjectives the difference between frenetic and fanatical

is that frenetic is fast, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy while fanatical is having an extreme, irrational zeal or enthusiasm for a specific cause.

As a noun frenetic

is one who is frenetic.

frenetic

English

Alternative forms

* phrenetic (dated) * phrenetick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Fast, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy.
    • After a week of working at a frenetic pace, she was ready for Saturday.
  • (obsolete) Mentally deranged, insane.
  • (obsolete, medicine) Characterised by manifestations of delirium or madness.

    • Synonyms

    *frantic, frenzied

    Related terms

    * frantic * frenzy

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who is frenetic.

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    fanatical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • having an extreme, irrational zeal or enthusiasm for a specific cause