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

The result is repetitive, bland content that covers the topic without saying anything—and that may be wildly inaccurate. — Bar Maimon, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Mbappé’s penalty miss in the first half left Les Bleus fans with their hands on their heads, as the strong Moroccan contingent celebrated wildly. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 10 July 2026

Clips of Haaland sprinting across the pitch in his distinctive, forward-leaning style have also become wildly popular. — Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 9 July 2026

Instead, a routine furniture recovery mission lands her in the middle of a grisly new crime, setting off another wildly unpredictable adventure through Detroit’s criminal underworld. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for wildly

• mildly