Synonyms of hectically

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hectically

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

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