uncontrollably

adverb

Definition of uncontrollablynext
as in crazily

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncontrollably
  1. desperately
  2. frantically
  3. wildly
  4. amok
  5. madly
Adverb
  • Advertisement The uncertainty is even more pronounced on defense, where USC desperately needs more talent along the defensive front.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Who among us hasn’t desperately yearned for one specific gift (and shot ourselves in the eye with it)?
    EW.com, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of desperately
Adverb
  • Say goodbye to language barriers Gone are the days of fumbling with translation books or frantically typing into your smartphone.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
  • When Kennedy frantically called animal control to tell them a wild turkey had managed to wander downtown, she was shocked by their response.
    Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of frantically
Adverb
  • The same-sized hot cup, whether Americano or drip, can careen wildly from half to double that amount.
    Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Dark Charge Winter Block Party Braxton Brewing celebrates 10 years of its wildly popular Dark Charge variants with live music, food, interactive activations, and of course, the annual release of the brewery's Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout and its exciting variants.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of wildly
Adverb
  • America’s inability to build housing and energy and transportation infrastructure is a perfect example of what happens when regulation runs amok.
    Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • But no metro area appears to have quite as many fowl running amok as Greater Boston.
    Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of amok
Adverb
  • Amador Valley opened up the scoring on its first drive as quarterback Tristan Tia madly scrambled for nearly 10 seconds before dumping the ball off to junior running back Vince Maiorana, who took it 43 yards to the house for a touchdown.
    Justice delos Santos, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Roots of the New York School: The Foundations of American Modernism is a madly didactic abstraction that looks further back in time to artists and collectors like Duchamp, Rothko, Betty Parsons, Peggy Guggenheim, and Lee Krasner.
    Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of madly
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