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to distraction

ADJECTIVE

madly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crazily desperately energetically excitedly foolishly frantically furiously hastily hysterically 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 turbulently unreasonably

Antonyms

WEAK

calmly normally

Example Sentences

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Driven to distraction by his outrageous statements, they lose the capacity to focus on their own interests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Jannik Sinner drove Alexander Zverev to distraction with a composed performance to reach the knockout stages of the ATP Finals.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025

“And sometimes, they can drive you to distraction because of unpredictability,” it adds.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 11, 2025

And polls showing her taking the lead are driving him to distraction.

From Salon • Aug. 9, 2024

He had tucked Seabiscuit into a steel-doored stall and cordoned off the bam area, but the reporters were driving him to distraction.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

to distraction

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