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

Cameramen raced around hectically setting up lights and checking shots as choreographers ran through fight sequences and a prop team worked out how to hoist a net that would later restrain a hostage. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

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