wildly

adverb

wild·​ly ˈwī(-ə)l(d)-lē 

1

: in a wild manner

was talking wildly

2

: extremely sense 2

wildly popular

wildly enthusiastic

Synonyms of wildly

• frantically
• wild
• uncontrollably

Examples of wildly in a Sentence

He was waving his arms wildly.

I'm not wildly enthusiastic about seeing them.

Recent Examples on the Web

Today, barnstorming takes the form of entertainment leagues, exemplified by the wildly popular Savannah Bananas play. — Sam Blum, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Behold the plight of the Ryan Murphy character, cursed to behave nonsensically and flit wildly from plotline to plotline based on the writer’s whims. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

Under the leadership of president/baseball operations Peter Bendix, the Marlins have mastered the scrap heap pickup; Otto Lopez, Xavier Edwards, Liam Hicks (traded to Tampa Bay) and Heriberto Hernandez continue to wildly exceed expectations. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

The more generative thing was to think about wildly different experiences in terms of content, but ones that are aligned in terms of question and inquiry. — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for wildly

• mildly