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

• amok
• amuck
• berserk
• berserkly
• frantically
• frenetically
• frenziedly
• harum-scarum
• hectically
• helter-skelter
• madly
• pell-mell
• wild

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

Including: a Hitchcockian crime feature with high-fashion sensibilities, a culinary film that critiques perfectionism in a manner that would make Whiplash proud, and a wildly underrated psychological thriller with one of the most demented performances in recent memory. —Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025

While the school choice movement says their goal is to create competition in education, the measure could result in wildly different classroom experiences for students. —Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 16 May 2025

This new technology proved wildly popular, and by the end of 2000 the number of movies available to buy on DVD had grown to over 10,000. —Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 May 2025

At full time, the Bologna players, staff and supporters celebrated wildly. —Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 16 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for wildly

• mildly