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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The sounds that invaded his New York City apartment—construction, idling trucks, car alarms—drove him to distraction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Oct. 11, 2025

You also ostentatiously delight in driving your foes to distraction.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2024

Ford banged over a penalty to level it at 3-3 and then started to drop kick the Pumas to distraction.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2023

These are the kinds of questions I use to drive myself to distraction, when the boys are out and I’m crazed with loneliness.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

to distraction

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