Synonyms for hectic
ˈhɛk tɪkhec·tic

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1. hecticadjective

   Synonyms:
   feverish

2. hecticadjective

   Of a fever, pertaining to bodily reactions characterised by flushed or dry skin.

   Synonyms:
   feverish

3. hecticadjective

   Very busy with activity and confusion; feverish.

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

   Synonyms:
   feverish

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1. feverish, hecticadjective

   marked by intense agitation or emotion

   "worked at a feverish pace"

   Synonyms:
   febrile, feverous, feverish

   Antonyms:
   unagitated

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1. hecticadjective

   Synonyms:
   habitual (as the fever attending consumption), constitutional

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1. List of paraphrases for "hectic":

   feverish, turbulent, eventful

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1. Denis Shapovalov:

   I love the atmosphere. I think at a time like this, the end of the season, you're not looking forward to playing events and stuff like this, but to play the Davis Cup and you walk out and the atmosphere is like this and Davis Cup is so hectic. Davis Cup's like nothing we have experienced. Davis Cup's unbelievable.

2. New Zealander Ryan Fox:

   I think I was sixth or seventh reserve at the start of the week, so you don't think you're going to get in a WGC from that far away, i did get one day off. And I might have had a couple of glasses of wine in there, but it's been a pretty hectic last four or five days.

3. Jas Brar:

   We had double digit growth every year, making things very hectic at work, and at the same time, my family life was getting busier and busier.

4. Daniel Johnson:

   Everybody was trying to get outside, when I was coming out, you could see baby strollers turned over, people’s phones and left keys. It was kind of a hectic situation.

5. Kelly Amar:

   She just wanted to say thank you to us because as you know this past year has been very hectic, this was her way of giving back and this really helps us because this has been a really hard year for all of us. Its a great thank you for all of us.