Definitions

hysterically

[hi-ster-ik-lee] / hɪˈstɛr ɪk li /

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madly adj.
desperately adv.
excitedly adv.
frantically adv.
violently adv.

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

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hysterically

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

The White House posted an image of Black activist Nekima Levy Armstrong being arrested after involvement in a Minnesota church protest depicting her hysterically crying.

From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2026

I walked in and I was hysterically crying.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025

Hungry Joe laughed hysterically when he saw them, pointing in disbelief at one after the other and clasping his head and sides.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

hysterically

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