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单词 frantically
释义

frantically

adverb

fran·​ti·​cal·​ly ˈfran-ti-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce frantically (audio)
: in a frantic manner : in a nervously hurried, desperate, or panic-stricken way
[Carlton] Fisk stood several feet down the line, frantically urging the ball fair with his hands. It hit the yellow foul pole above the wall, a home run. Ron Fimrite
Wine companies, fearing that younger drinkers are slipping out of their grasp, have been frantically trying to create products that will be viewed as edgy, hip and fun. Mitch Frank
During the new moon, a hatch of baby sea turtles erupts from the sand, struggling frantically to get to the ocean. Bernice Notenboom

Synonyms

  • amok
  • amuck
  • berserk
  • berserkly
  • frenetically
  • frenziedly
  • harum-scarum
  • hectically
  • helter-skelter
  • madly
  • pell-mell
  • wild
  • wildly
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Word History

First Known Use

1739, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

frantically

adverb

fran·​ti·​cal·​ly
ˈfran-ti-kə-lē
: in a frantic way
A fly frantically tried to escape.

frantically

adverb

as in desperately
in a confused and reckless manner the veterinarian ran frantically from room to room looking for the escaped hamster

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • desperately
  • wild
  • wildly
  • uncontrollably
  • frenziedly
  • frenetically
  • hectically
  • madly
  • amok
  • berserk
  • amuck
  • agitatedly
  • crazily
  • feverishly
  • confusedly
  • recklessly
  • harum-scarum
  • berserkly
  • haywire
  • heedlessly
  • aimlessly
  • haphazardly
  • tumultuously
  • skittishly
  • pell-mell
  • turbulently
  • helter-skelter
  • wantonly
  • riotously
  • chaotically
  • haphazard
  • hotheadedly
  • topsy-turvy
  • hit or miss

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • calmly
  • coolly
  • placidly
  • serenely
  • peacefully
  • cooly
  • unconcernedly
  • imperturbably
  • systematically
  • passively
  • composedly
  • collectedly
  • mildly
  • methodically
  • meekly
  • tamely
  • orderly
  • self-possessedly
  • self-composedly
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