wildly

adverb

ˈwī(-ə)l(d)-lē How to pronounce wildly (audio)
Definition of wildlynext
1
as in frantically
in a confused and reckless manner upon being dismissed, the students dashed wildly off in all directions

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2
as in extremely
to a great degree trespassers make the recluse wildly angry

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Recent Examples of wildly Easy enough to forget, then, that mythological epics have been wildly inconsistent moneymakers for Hollywood. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 20 July 2026 In 2023, Messi left a wildly successful career in Europe to join the MLS club Inter Miami, a blockbuster move that has already paid dividends for the league as a whole, with attendance and viewership up since his arrival. — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 19 July 2026 More than 20 years ago, the greenway around the Brooklyn Navy Yard became wildly popular, integrating pedestrians, bicycles and trucks around the perimeter of one of the country’s most successful industrial parks. — Andrew Kimball, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026 So even then, one extreme was mildly favorable, the other wildly enthusiastic. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for wildly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wildly
  1. frantically
  2. extremely
  3. wild
  4. incredibly
  5. uncontrollably
  6. very
  7. terribly
  8. highly
Adverb
  • Fox recorded video of Stout leaving the area calmly after the fire started among others frantically getting away from the fast-spreading wildfire, Noel told the judge.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
  • Baela isn’t sleeping or eating and is frantically seeking redemption after blaming herself for Jace’s death.
    — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 20 July 2026
Definition of frantically
Adverb
  • Analyzing top player movement Changing schools is extremely common, with more than 17,000 athletes in Texas filling out a prior athletic participation form (PAPF) this past year, according to UIL executive director Jamie Harrison.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
  • Here’s an outpost of a chain with some extremely personal, local touches.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
Definition of extremely
Adverb
  • Two more runs scored in the fourth inning when Ohtani, Pages and Freeman strung together three consecutive two-out singles and Keller wild-pitched a run home.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 12 June 2026
  • First, like cucumbers, squash is a wild-growing vegetable that competes for garden space, according to Dilmore.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 9 June 2026
Definition of wild
Adverb
  • This in addition to an incredibly massive health data and tracking software and app market, which has grown significantly since the early days of the smartphone.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • That’s only a 30% drop from its first weekend, an incredibly modest slide for a blockbuster.
    — Lindsey Bahr, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Definition of incredibly
Adverb
  • 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
Definition of uncontrollably
Adverb
  • That gets into the very annoying realization that some infinities are bigger than other infinities, which is mathematically true and conceptually uncomfortable.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • Kim was very briefly a Big Ten starting quarterback — for five games at Michigan State in 2023.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of very
Adverb
  • Given that humans at OpenAI had decided to turn off some safeguards for the test, some have argued the outcome should not have been terribly surprising.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • In a world that had long equated labor with the physical act of making things, such a shift was seen as not terribly manly, and potentially dangerous to society as a whole.
    — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
Definition of terribly
Adverb
  • In countries like Germany and Austria, the collection of such ethnic data remains highly taboo due to the historical misuse of ethnic and racial records during the Holocaust.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • The new reefs also make fishing more accessible for people without boats or those who don’t own land on the highly privatized lake.
    — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Definition of highly

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