like crazy

prepositional phrase

To a great or excessive degree; with great speed, output, enthusiasm, etc.

“She stayed late, working like crazy to get the project done before the deadline.”

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like madlike helllike sinlike thunderlike the devil
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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. colloquialsimileTo a great or excessive degree; with great speed, output, enthusiasm, etc.

    She stayed late, working like crazy to get the project done before the deadline.

    Synonyms: like mad

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositional phraseTo a great or excessive degree; with great speed, output, enthusiasm, etc.

Similar
like mad

More synonyms by meaning

adverb(informal) with great speed or effort or intensity; used for emphasis

Similar
like helllike madlike sinlike thunderlike the devil
Also see
ass over teakettlelike helllike it's going out of stylelike madlike nobody's businesslike sinlike the devil

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Dutch à la dol
  • à la dolto an excessive degree
French comme un fou, comme un malade
  • comme un fouto an excessive degree
  • comme un maladeto an excessive degree
Polish jak szalony
  • jak szalonyto an excessive degree
Portuguese feito doido
  • feito doidoto an excessive degree
Spanish a lo bestia, como loco
  • a lo bestiato an excessive degree
  • como locoto an excessive degree
Swedish som bara den, tok-
  • som bara dento an excessive degree
  • tok-to an excessive degree
Cite this entry
APA

like crazy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20crazy

MLA

“like crazy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20crazy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “like crazy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20crazy.

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