Synonyms of frantically

frantically

adverb

ˈfran-ti-k(ə-)lē 

as in wildly

in a confused and reckless manner

the veterinarian ran frantically from room to room looking for the escaped hamster

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wildly
• desperately
• wild
• uncontrollably
• frenziedly
• frenetically
• hectically
• madly
• amok
• crazily
• agitatedly
• feverishly
• confusedly
• recklessly
• berserk
• harum-scarum
• berserkly
• heedlessly
• aimlessly
• haphazardly
• helter-skelter
• pell-mell
• tumultuously
• turbulently
• wantonly
• riotously
• skittishly
• haywire
• chaotically
• haphazard
• hotheadedly
• topsy-turvy
• hit or miss

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calmly
• coolly
• peacefully
• placidly
• serenely
• unconcernedly
• imperturbably
• composedly
• passively
• systematically
• mildly
• collectedly
• meekly
• methodically
• tamely
• orderly
• self-possessedly
• self-composedly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of frantically

Catatonia Sleep issues Suicidal thoughts or behaviors Pressured speech — speaking rapidly, frantically or without taking pauses to breathe or let someone else talk. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 28 Aug. 2026

Immediately, speculation arose that Walter is frantically trying to raise cash to pay off all those loans from the insurance companies to his affiliate entity companies. — Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026

Its heroines aren’t frantically networking at film festivals or plotting their next career moves. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2026

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