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hysterically

[hi-ster-ik-lee] / hɪˈstɛr ɪk li /
ADJECTIVE
madly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crazily desperately energetically excitedly foolishly frantically furiously hastily intensely passionately recklessly tumultuously violently
STRONG
dementedly insanely
WEAK
absurdly deliriously devotedly distractedly exceedingly excessively extremely frenziedly hard hurriedly irrationally like mad ludicrously nonsensically psychotically quickly rabidly rapidly rashly senselessly something fierce speedily stormily to distraction turbulently unreasonably
Antonyms
WEAK
calmly normally
ADVERB
desperately
Synonyms
STRONGEST
badly dangerously fiercely greatly perilously seriously
WEAK
carelessly dramatically gravely harmfully like crazy like mad
Antonyms
STRONGEST
mildly
WEAK
calmly easily trivially
ADVERB
excitedly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
breathlessly eagerly frantically furiously heatedly madly passionately tensely wildly
WEAK
apprehensively erratically excitably feverishly frenziedly hotly restlessly tempestuously uncontrollably uncontrolledly
ADVERB
frantically
Synonyms
STRONGEST
desperately excitedly madly uncontrollably wildly
WEAK
agitatedly amok berserk crazily franticly hectically helter-skelter wild
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calmly
ADVERB
violently
Synonyms
STRONGEST
angrily fiercely frantically madly vehemently
WEAK
frenziedly impetuously
Antonyms
STRONGEST
gently
WEAK
mildly nonviolently peacefully quietly weakly

Example Sentences

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Her unsteady ascent toward womanhood coincides, hysterically, with the theater company’s descent into chaos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Other influencers were less composed, with France's Maeva Ghennam who, waving her passport around, told viewers she "screamed hysterically" when she heard a strike.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

I walked in and I was hysterically crying.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025

In the immediate aftermath of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, when everyone was disoriented and either fearing devastating new attacks or hysterically screaming for vengeance, he kept his head.

From Salon • Oct. 20, 2024

He shrieked for mercy and cursed the red woman and began to laugh hysterically.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin