HEARTILY Synonyms: 152 Similar and Opposite Words

heartily

adverb

ˈhär-tə-lē

Definition of heartily

as in cheerfully

in a cheerful or happy manner the parishioners laughed heartily at the pastor's good-natured quips

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as in fully

to a full extent or degree I am heartily tired of this spring-cleaning

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Recent Examples of heartily Best Restaurants LaltroBaffo Puglia’s seafood is almost as famous as its orecchiette, and both Sambati and Waldon heartily recommend trying it at LaltroBaffo, an Otranto restaurant helmed by chef Cristina Conte, who turns out sophisticated takes on traditional Salento recipes. — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2026 The race will be run, and heartily so, but at Laurel. — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 At the surrounding tables patrons were talking, laughing, slapping one another heartily on the back. — Literary Hub, 14 May 2026 Holloway, Hartman, the background singers, and the orchestration interlock so heartily that the affirmation searched for at the song’s start arrives. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for heartily

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Wagoner eventually recovers and the two cheerfully finish the song to applause.

— Stephanie Vander Wel, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026
At the top end, suites are spacious and cheerfully appointed, with smartly outfitted living rooms, double sinks in the bathrooms, robes, and patterned ceramics.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheerfully

Adverb

Spending more time crafting weak-salsa anti-Latino jokes than improving the lives of Latinos — that’s the racist swamp the president and his team happily fester in.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Leaving him was necessary, and the woman is now happily remarried.

— David H. Rosmarin, Time, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of happily

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The superconductivity weakened with the screening and was eventually completely suppressed.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
While Barrett suggests a whole world of lore that goes unexplored, the film’s climax is completely missing in action.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of completely

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Tech in a totally different world Spears’ MTV performance was also one of the first set-designing jobs led by Ray Winkler, the CEO and design director of STUFISH Entertainment Architects.

— Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
How the Phillies then scored six runs in, like, the next 38 seconds is both totally wacky and totally on brand.

— Jayson Stark, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of totally

Adverb

If your lawn grass was already quite thin, topdressing with a thin layer of quality topsoil is recommended.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Sep. 2026
As a shocking chart by the Wall Street Journal illustrates, the amount of capital spent on non-data center construction in the US has quite literally fallen off a cliff, while the capital deployed to build data centers soars into the stratosphere.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of quite

Adverb

The table then stows away, and the bench cushions rearrange to create a side-facing love seat positioned perfectly for viewing the drop-down projection screen just above the entryway.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
On the plus side, Ritchson and Wilson display a winning chemistry, their contrasting physicality and acting styles working perfectly for their characters.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of perfectly

Adverb

Except isn’t that what college football is all about in September?

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
In those 53 seasons, how many games did STATS find featuring 10 runs (at least four by each team), eight walks (at least three by each team) and a lead change — all after an uneventful, run-free, first two outs in the top of the ninth?

— Jayson Stark, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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