ORGIASTIC Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

orgiastic

adjective

Definition of orgiastic

as in frenzied

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Recent Examples of orgiastic Still, the overall lack of orgiastic feats of American marketing spend left me feeling curiously maudlin. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 27 May 2026 The resulting film, Yes—opening this week in New York City—begins with an orgiastic carnival among warmongers in Tel Aviv. — Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair, 25 Mar. 2026 Along the road of The Bride and Frank’s orgiastic spree, a Berlin-like underground club called Depravation (applause to Gyllenhaal for bringing Swedish music artist Fever Ray to the big screen) could’ve been a showstopping setpiece. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2026 This is likewise the thrust of Salò, based on the Marquis de Sade’s The 120 Days of Sodom, an orgiastic, disturbing carnival of torture, rape, and killing, reset by Pasolini in the town from which fascism reigned in the 1940s. — Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for orgiastic

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The frenzied arena known for its frothing energy was suddenly muzzled by dread.

— Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
The world has gone through quite a few changes in the 62 years since those frenzied nights at the height of Beatlemania, but the interior of Forest Hills Stadium looks largely identical.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of frenzied

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And Ibiza provides an appropriately uninhibited first setting.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026
Across 13 tracks, Emjay (whose stage name is an acronym for her real name, María José) fuses genres like pop, rock, trap and hyperpop, turning the mix into an act of uninhibited freedom.

— Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of uninhibited

Adjective

Instead, their capacity, unrestrained due to advantages of technology, often gets under additional routines that land on the same psychological ground, already marked by low interest, meaning and involvement.

— Naira Velumyan, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Her social-media output could look unrestrained in its tone and quantity.

— Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of unrestrained

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