AGITATEDLY Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

agitatedly

adverb

as in confusedly

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The number of households paying the BBC license fee plummeted last year at a time when the corporation is desperately seeking a revamp of its funding model.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 July 2026
Mbappé had a chance for a critical goal in the 67th minute but his shot careened wide, and France remained scoreless as Les Bleus desperately searched for a scoring chance.

— Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026

Definition of desperately

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Once that became clear, Cashman pivoted to Stanton — hard and fast and perhaps even frantically — and made the big splash for the big man two weeks or so before Christmas.

— Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026
In a darkly comedic twist, Beadie changes her mind after swallowing a lethal dose, and Jessa frantically calls the paramedics to save her life.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 7 July 2026

Definition of frantically

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And when Andreeva hits one of her crazily creative shots and turns to Martínez for praise, she is met with a smile, and maybe some clapping.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 June 2026
The scene used one of the film’s funniest visual gags, an apartment so crazily tilted that nobody inside it could stand up straight.

— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 17 May 2026

Definition of crazily

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Third base coach Bobby Crosby frenetically waved him home, and Wilson hit the turn hard.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
And the score by Michael Abels (who collaborated with Jordan Peele on Get Out and Nope) is an all-timer, unsettling and steeped in dread to start and then frenetically nerve-shredding as things get hairier.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026

Definition of frenetically

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General manager Julien BriseBois was feverishly trying to improve the roster for next season and beyond.

— Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026
While Page Six reported that Jenner and Elordi have been trying to keep a low profile, gossip and entertainment outlets have managed to feverishly report on some of their outings and romantic getaways.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

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