UNCONTROLLABLY Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

uncontrollably

adverb

as in crazily

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Recent Examples of uncontrollably The natural gas storage well failed and uncontrollably released nearly 100,000 tons of methane and other substances into the atmosphere for more than 100 days. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026 In June 2016, Blair, who was returning to Los Angeles from a vacation in Cancun, Mexico, began screaming uncontrollably and causing chaos on the flight. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026 Alpha 1, who’s most strict about the disease’s suppression, lashes out uncontrollably. — Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026 Hydroplaning occurs when a vehicle begins to slide uncontrollably on wet roads. — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026 Hydroplaning is the term for when a vehicle begins sliding uncontrollably on wet roads. — Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026 Hydroplaning is when a vehicle starts uncontrollably sliding on wet roads. — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2026 But across Oklahoma, the fluid is spreading uncontrollably belowground, blasting out of old, unplugged wells, polluting land and contaminating drinking water. — Katie Campbell, ProPublica, 2 June 2026 The Eagles posted a video on the night of the trade of Hurts and Brown on a FaceTime call with each other, laughing uncontrollably. — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 2 June 2026

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So, in recognition of the country's semiquincentennial, here's a proudly Memphicentric and crazily ambitious if inevitably incomplete list of 250 — count 'em, *250* — Memphis artists and entertainers.

— John Beifuss, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 2 Aug. 2026
And when Andreeva hits one of her crazily creative shots and turns to Martínez for praise, she is met with a smile, and maybe some clapping.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 June 2026

Definition of crazily

Adverb

When Franklyn desperately tried to apologize and offered to speak to Portnoy directly to try and rectify the situation, Cooper instead allegedly encouraged her to see a psychiatrist recommended by her family.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2026
Down by your ankles are bicycle pedals desperately maintaining the argument that this belongs somewhere in the ebike family, while six inches above the bars is a touchscreen doing the same job as the TFT on a modern touring motorcycle.

— Kevin Fanady, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of desperately

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Meanwhile, Trumpworld searched frantically for scapegoats to deflect blame that the electoral bloodbath was a rebuke of the president and his agenda.

— Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026
Recordings of the last seconds of the flight reveal the co-pilot told air traffic controllers that the captain was frantically trying to regain control of the plane as ice built up on key pieces of equipment.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of frantically

Adverb

But even those fans of her socially clumsy and feverishly party-planning mayor’s assistant Patricia on that series may not be prepared for her soulful, wrenching work in Mike Leigh’s latest film.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026
Morant, lost in his first Dame Time experience, hopped around the court tapping his wrist feverishly.

— Jason Quick, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of feverishly

Adverb

In the wildly unpredictable NFL, the Chargers have emerged as a rare sure bet.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
Nvidia, Lam Research and others tied to the AI boom swung wildly this week on worries that Democratic victories in statehouses across the country could mean a slowdown in further construction, particularly in Texas.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of wildly

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The catastrophies that our heroine averts are awfully small potatoes — a bulldozer running amok, an amusement park ride speeding out of control, some prankish teenagers scheming to turn the girl’s shower into a steambath.

— Arthur Knight, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
Following a string of low-budget hits, Wheatley was handed the reins of the sequel to the smash Jason Statham-starring action film about a prehistoric shark run amok in the modern world.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 20 June 2026

Definition of amok

Adverb

The sight of our two lovebirds strolling and bickering along the Harvard quad as leaves wither, falling quickly and madly into love as the seasons change, pretty much set the bar for every fall-ish love story that followed.

— Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Nov. 2026
Unwilling to risk more men, Bran is forced to leave his crewmate there, laughing madly on the distant shore.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of madly

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