FEVERISHLY Synonyms: 119 Similar and Opposite Words

feverishly

adverb

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as in desperately

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as in busily

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Recent Examples of feverishly Evoking Sean Baker in its style, a whirlwind 10-minute opening sequence — sweatily shot by Adam Newport-Berra and feverishly cut by editors Taylor Levy and Sofía Subercaseaux to a steady, heavy throb of bass — establishes this world to either seductive or nightmarish effect. —

Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 May 2026 Schools now feverishly compete to prepare graduates with simplistic educational remedies driven by competitive branding agendas, providing symbolic curriculum overhauls as recruiting and job-placement signals, regardless of whether such courses share a coherent body of core knowledge. —

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026 Companies are feverishly deploying them across their workforces, encouraging employees to use the tech as much as possible. —

Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 Apr. 2026 The dramatic shift in tenor came as intermediaries, led by Pakistan, worked feverishly to head off a further escalation of the conflict. —

ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026 The dramatic shift in tenor came as intermediaries led by Pakistan worked feverishly to head off a further escalation. —

Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026 At one point near the play’s tragic climax, Willy is feverishly planting seeds in the backyard, but Elliott gives no credibility to any of his character’s actions. —

Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026 Bush and Mueller worked closely as US authorities feverishly sought to stop the next possible terrorist attack. —

Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026 Three years have passed since the stadium-sized clown show of the duo’s last record, 10,000 gecs, and Brady’s been feverishly cooking up unlikely collaborations and solo material. —

Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for feverishly

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As college athletic departments desperately look for money to pay mostly football and men’s basketball players, dumping a golf, tennis, track or swimming and diving program is an easy way to help with the budget.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
With the bye week landing in October, the Bills will desperately need a chance to regroup after that gantlet through the holidays.

— Tim Graham, New York Times, 15 May 2026