FRANTICALLY Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

frantically

adverb

ˈfran-ti-k(ə-)lē

Definition of frantically

as in wildly

in a confused and reckless manner the veterinarian ran frantically from room to room looking for the escaped hamster

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Recent Examples of frantically Their verbal volley is interrupted as each of them frantically googles quotes and facts on everything from the Zionist leader Jabotinsky to the American actor Jordan Peele. — Hannah Seligson, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026 She only got involved at the behest of a friend, a Rainbow Park cafeteria worker, who frantically approached her before school started one morning. — Austin Horn august 11, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026 Video of the incident posted to TikTok show passengers frantically escaping the plane via its inflatable emergency slides on an airport taxiway. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026 That’s when 72-year-old Leidis Rodríguez frantically cooked beans after the lights switched on this week following hours of uninterrupted blackouts. — Andrea Rodriguez, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for frantically

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Fly’s brand of rap, defined by spare, steely 808 beats and club shoutouts, was wildly popular, spawning nearly 50 mixtape volumes and many more songs since.

— Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 25 Aug. 2026
That may still be the case in the coming weeks, but the second episode of HBO’s Lanterns makes for a fairly solid (if simple and straightforward) follow-up with some wildly entertaining moments.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of wildly

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But at a time when other actors might be trying to desperately avoid being typecast, Innanen seems to be relishing being the internet’s cutie of the moment.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
His was the type of selfless service that is so desperately needed today.

— Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of desperately

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Two more runs scored in the fourth inning when Ohtani, Pages and Freeman strung together three consecutive two-out singles and Keller wild-pitched a run home.

— Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 12 June 2026
First, like cucumbers, squash is a wild-growing vegetable that competes for garden space, according to Dilmore.

— Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 9 June 2026

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