HECTICALLY Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

hectically

adverb

as in frantically

in a confused and reckless manner a moth kept banging hectically against the screen, seeking the light on the other side

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Recent Examples of hectically 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 The old Helena would have mumbled something under her breath, hectically pressed the call button a few more times, and fled the situation as quickly as possible. —

Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025

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Adverb

At the Ugandan airport, Ruprecht frantically rebooked his flights.

— Pien Huang, NPR, 23 May 2026
Municipal, provincial and federal leaders frantically convened meetings and released statements.

— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026