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 To anyone with even a basic understanding of rockets, that timeline is wildly, fantastically, and stupidly optimistic. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026 The show’s conservative leanings have become harder and harder to stomach amid the rise of MAGA — cast members’ donation histories are easier to ignore than their likes on wildly transphobic posts. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026 His campaign was wildly outspent by the Rogers one, which blanketed the airwaves with some exceptionally racist content. — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026 The hierarchy of power in the discourse universe has grown as wildly lop-sided as the hierarchy of power in every other arena of public life. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 3 Nov. 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
  • 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
  • How Cube Steak Is Used and Cooked Cube steak is extremely versatile.
    — Natalia Vela, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2026
  • California has gotten extremely soft on accountability with youth.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 2 Nov. 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
  • Fortunately for the script, other British and Hessian reënactors had arrived via freeway and the incredibly vast Orchard Beach parking lot.
    — Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Humanity is both incredibly advanced and evolved and deeply stunted.
    — Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of incredibly
Adverb
  • 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, 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
Definition of uncontrollably
Adverb
  • In the mid-1970s, the building housing the Westin opened as the very first Holiday Inn resort in the Caribbean, with Buoy Haus’s beachfront location opening as a low-rise motor inn shortly after.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
  • After multiple attempts to press forward, the message of the direction of the school was received very clearly.
    — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of very
Adverb
  • Even if those numbers aren’t precisely right, the idea that Kucherov asked to be traded suggests the two sides are not terribly close.
    — John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026
  • But then this is not exactly a grittily realistic flashback, or one terribly concerned with details of historical timeline.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of terribly
Adverb
  • Tuesday’s lawsuit is the fourth legal challenge brought against the president’s highly controversial monument.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The economic ripple effects of a case Those indirect costs can add up quickly because measles is highly contagious and a single infected person can expose dozens of others.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of highly

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“Wildly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wildly. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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