UNCONTROLLABLY Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

uncontrollably

adverb

as in crazily

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Recent Examples of uncontrollably Alpha 1, who’s most strict about the disease’s suppression, lashes out uncontrollably. — Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, wildfires have been blazing uncontrollably, most notably this week in the New Forest in southern England. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 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 My jaw twitched uncontrollably. — Literary Hub, 15 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncontrollably

Adverb

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

Even more horrifying than death was the thought of lying there, trapped beneath the rubble, listening to my two-year-old son desperately crying for help.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
With the crew desperately trying to hide the extent of the threat from the passengers, the ferry’s second engineer Johnny (Cooke) has to work with the National Cyber Security Centre’s new technical director, Bo (Morgan) to try and fight back.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of desperately

Adverb

The roommate approached the Lyft car as the driver frantically tried to drive away, according to the lawsuit.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2026
Upstairs in the club’s offices in Soho, central London, Palace’s hierarchy, recruitment team, secretaries and other staff worked frantically under pressure as the 11pm deadline ticked ever closer.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of frantically

Adverb

Both the United States and China are feverishly debating the correct balance of AI regulation and technological advancement, and each side has distinct advantages in the race.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
The Lions don't have the kind of offensive-line depth to replace two starters, especially on a short week, so the training staff will be working feverishly to get Mahogany and Miller ready for the Bills.

— CBS News, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of feverishly

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In 2024, a gunman jumped a barricade during the parade and wildly opened fire, wounding a 16-year-old gang rival and striking four others, killing a 25-year-old man.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026
The Twilight alum went on to praise Hansen’s pivotal role on the wildly popular program, which exposed alleged pedophiles by using hidden cameras to capture adults trying to meet underage teens in online chat rooms.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of wildly

Adverb

Third base coach Bobby Crosby frenetically waved him home, and Wilson hit the turn hard.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
And the score by Michael Abels (who collaborated with Jordan Peele on Get Out and Nope) is an all-timer, unsettling and steeped in dread to start and then frenetically nerve-shredding as things get hairier.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026

Definition of frenetically

Adverb

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

Broadway-loving teens will fall madly in love with this 2001 musical classic about the infamous French nightclub, its star performer Satine, and her poem-writing love Christian—Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor in two of their best roles.

— Kara Nesvig, Parents, 29 Aug. 2026
And fangirling—loving a stranger madly and blindly—essentially means voluntarily replacing your own vision with a pair of heart-eye emojis.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026

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