CRAZILY Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

crazily

adverb

Definition of crazily

as in desperately

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Recent Examples of crazily 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 All this happened before, with the aid of a boombox, Singh and the little girls taught me to crazily dance Punjabi-style in their welcoming home occupied by three generations. — Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026 Granted, by the time the Jet Skis are swinging crazily in the air, Nathan has only been onboard for a few hours. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025 That seems like a crazily low number of songs. — Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025

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Yet scrolling through Google Maps for signs of an off-ramp or desperately searching for a banger on Spotify to kick off the next round of car karaoke must surely be contenders.

— Mike McRae August 18, New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2026
The department also desperately needs to reduce the cost and increase the speed of acquiring more traditional platforms, such as ships and planes.

— Doug Beck, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of desperately

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By halftime, one was at the hospital, and the other was running for his life on every snap while frantically shaking out his throwing hand.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of frantically

Adverb

But with no enforceable salary cap and unlimited player movement, every year can be wildly different.

— Chris Vannini, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
From his wildly confident personality to wearing every single emotion on his sleeve to never passing on an opportunity to celebrate on the field, humble wouldn't necessarily be the first word fans would use to describe the Chicago Cubs superstar.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of wildly

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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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When Grace first awakens on his ship, the film cuts hectically around, above, and below him, as if to approximate his mental and physical disorientation.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Tanner plunges into these ostentatiously autobiographical roles, heedlessly, hectically and without a psychiatric net.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026

Definition of hectically

Adverb

Teams feverishly shifted their rosters for a chance at the next title run, a shot at the Knicks’ throne.

— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
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

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