Definitions

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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Hysterically, though, they partially ground this argument in one of the greatest pieces of legal and political chutzpah this case has yet seen.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2018

Hysterically cried one Irving Brukstone, representing Chicago's Sterling Cleaners: I won't advise my clients to stand by these prices!

From Time Magazine Archive

Hysterically Ambassador von Hoesch begged the Premier to reconsider.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hysterically they told what had happened and how the boat's skipper, one Majin Alvarez Piedra, had started swimming to shore.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hysterically the frogs displaced from their placid spots swam ahead of the crazy thrashing feet and the feet came on.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

hysterically

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