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

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to distraction

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

Alcaraz's choices on the court can drive certain commentators to distraction.

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2025

But the amount of CGI buoying this production is noticeable to distraction.

From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2024

It had driven me to distraction to not know, made it harder to keep moving day after day without understanding what was on our heels.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

to distraction

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