delirious[adjective]Synonyms:- mad, crazy, demented, deranged, incoherent, insane, raving, unhinged
- ecstatic, beside oneself, carried away, excited, frantic, frenzied, hysterical, wild
Contrasted words: rational, reasonable, sane, sensible, comatose, unconscious, collected, composed, easy, relaxed, unexcited, unmoved, unstimulated
Related Idioms: out of one's head (
or mind), all agog, beside oneself
Related Words: deranged,
disarranged,
disordered,
disturbed,
unsettled,
bewildered,
confused,
distracted,
rambling,
irrational,
unreasonable,
crazed,
crazy,
demented,
insane,
lunatic,
mad,
maniac,
overexcited,
overwrought,
ecstatic,
rapturous,
transported,
delighted,
enthused,
thrilled [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
de‧lir‧i‧ous /dɪˈlɪriəs/
adjective1. talking continuously in an excited or anxious way, especially because you are ill:
He suffered an attack of malaria and was delirious.2. extremely excited or happy
delirious with He was delirious with joy.—deliriously adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲