GREATLY Synonyms: 187 Similar and Opposite Words

greatly

adverb

ˈgrāt-lē

Definition of greatly

as in honorably

in a manner befitting a person of the highest character and ideals as commander of the Union army's first black regiment, Robert Gould Shaw died as greatly as he had lived

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as in highly

to a large extent or degree authorities have greatly increased the scope of their investigation of corruption in the mayor's office

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as in extremely

to a great degree I'm not greatly bothered by this setback

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Recent Examples of greatly King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh has been targeted multiple times in the last week with strikes that have killed at least 18 people and wounded more than 300 others, greatly affecting aviation across the kingdom. — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 The designs and hardware evolved greatly over those 10 years. — Andrew Jones, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026 Taken together, the rules that made up the Way offered a code of conduct for daring greatly, assessing yourself honestly and avoiding idiotic risk. — Daniel Duane, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026 During an interview with CBS Sunday Morning, the comedian, 78, opened up about how losing his longtime Pacific Palisades home in the January 2025 wildfires and the death of his close friend Rob Reiner greatly impacted his faith. — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for greatly

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Set in modern-day Buffalo, Don’t Go Gentle follows Tanya Jenkins, a mother and Army medic who was honorably discharged.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
Nash was honorably discharged from the Air Force in 2016 and worked as a contractor overseas, teaching pilots to fly F-15.

— Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of honorably

Adverb

Authorities in both countries were investigating the cyber incidents, which exposed vulnerabilities in some older refrigeration management systems and in the countries' highly efficient food supply chains.

— JOHN LEICESTER, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
Cell-depleting therapies, which are generally considered highly effective treatments, target and remove specific immune cells.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of highly

Adverb

Some wondered whether Schrödinger’s equation might be an approximation that works extremely well at the microscopic scale but breaks down at the macroscopic scale, which would mean the measurement postulate of the Copenhagen interpretation is right.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
In the meantime, no one should refrain from using sunscreen, which is extremely well-proven to cause cancer.

— Tracy Middleton, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of extremely

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Direct-to-device technology could therefore expand the addressable market considerably.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
But the serious conversations about cutting back on spending and raising taxes taking place in Europe are considerably less serious in the United States.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of considerably

Adverb

Another issue is that AI detectors are still not terribly reliable, which Vara addresses in her piece, citing a number of studies to bolster the credentials of Pangram.

— James Folta, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Probably nothing too terribly bad, especially since Denver has done it without much offensive consistency.

— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of terribly

Adverb

Others are skeptical the task force can accomplish much in such a short time period, arguing that eventually sweeping new legislation will be needed to regulate AI.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Now, Mahomes and the Chiefs are undefeated through five games for only the third time in his career, and the offense much more closely resembles the heights of his torrid five-year start compared with the more recent three-season malaise.

— Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of much

Adverb

And Winnie-the-Pooh continues to sit, in a thoughtful sort of way, which is what very old bears in very nice glass cases mostly do.

— STEVE HENDRIX THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
The Dolphins’ attendance has dropped significantly so far this season, albeit in a very limited sample size.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of very

Adverb

Another Supreme Court case made injunctions — the court orders that companies historically relied on to halt patent infringement — significantly harder to secure.

— Andrei Iancu, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
OpenAI has significantly improved its models’ ability to write software in older programming languages and migrate existing code.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

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