DETERMINEDLY Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

determinedly

adverb

as in hard

with great effort or determination determinedly traditional, the restaurant serves old-fashioned comfort food

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Recent Examples of determinedly Though based on the visuals of the past, his output is determinedly contemporary. — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026 Blue-collar Ho-seok (Sul), a man traumatized by losing his factory job after a workers’ strike, lives a quiet life with his determinedly optimistic wife, Mi-ok (Jeon). — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026 The few street names in Happy Haven were determinedly upbeat, with Christian undertones. — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026 Wall Street has been determinedly upbeat about the war in Iran resolving in a relatively short window. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026 Though his injuries were severe, the sailors watched in wonder as the cat determinedly licked his wounds, then got back to work destroying the rats threatening the ship’s food stores. — Anne Ewbank, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026 Carreras scored the crucial opening goal, determinedly driving into the box and finishing in an individual flourish that unlocked the match in the 65th minute. — Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026 Miya’s landlord was able to remediate the restaurant’s building and Tewasart determinedly reopened in May, when at first there were few customers around to serve. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026 Since its debut, the initiative has been quietly but determinedly building physical bases in Lagos and Kenya, creating tangible spaces where female artists, producers, and engineers can access resources that Tems herself had to fight to find. — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 4 Nov. 2025

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And even DeVonta Smith, who made his return from injury Sunday, landed hard in the fourth quarter and appeared to be shaken up.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026
The Capricorn Moon squares the Sun in your sign, making private responsibilities or family dynamics harder to tune out.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of hard

Adverb

Nina nodded and looked across the restaurant to watch two tall women, flight attendants, striding resolutely through the concourse, their legs in perfect rhythm.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
The time-only two-hander is resolutely Brutalist in style, with sharp, geometric lines, an ultra-thin rectangular case, and bold pops of burgundy.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of resolutely

Adverb

Organizations like the American Library Association have diligently kept track of banning efforts.

— Naveen Basavaraj, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026
On that day, Skoloda, Pasek, and others had diligently practiced constructing the Norwegian reeve, along with other rigging arrangements.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of diligently

Adverb

Coordinating all of his department heads and units in prep allowed Vanselow to focus more intensely on performance during the actual shoot, which paid off not only in terms of Neeson’s work but that of the supporting cast.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
Zaid’s home is bombed in one intensely melodramatic sequence that culminates in a slow zoom over Zaid cradling his dead wife and child.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of intensely

Adverb

Newsom, by contrast, may need to begin campaigning intensively after leaving office rather than wait for Harris’s decision.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
The pork producers group has also intensively lobbied for legislation called the Save Our Bacon Act, which would overturn the state laws.

— Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of intensively

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For nearly eight years my office has worked doggedly to curb these utility rate hikes, and in turn the cases have only grown.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
India remains a doggedly unequal society in which money, kinship, and power distort almost all institutions.

— Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of doggedly

Adverb

The group listens intently as a symphony of airplanes, freeway traffic and the ploop!

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Acuña was tended to for several minutes by the Braves trainer, with Weiss looking on intently, before heading straight to the home clubhouse.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of intently

Adverb

This individual asset is often referred to as zest, and it can be purposefully developed to assist us in managing daily stressors as well as creating meaningful lives.

— Joan M. Cook, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
However, Rob Shuter is reporting that Meghan believes Kate purposefully humiliated her by recently taking Princess Charlotte on the London Underground.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of purposefully

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