mightily

adverb

ˈmī-tə-lē How to pronounce mightily (audio)
Definition of mightilynext
1
as in extremely
to a great degree every volunteer contributed mightily to the cause

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2
as in hard
with great effort or determination struggled mightily to climb up the steep cliff

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3
as in strongly
in a vigorous and forceful manner it is a foregone conclusion that the President's supporters will mightily applaud virtually every line of the speech

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Recent Examples of mightily On a muggy Saturday, Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley watched mostly backups struggle mightily in a 26-3 preseason loss to the Giants at Hard Rock Stadium. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026 What’s more, the Dodgers have struggled mightily to hit fastballs. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026 Emmett Sheehan, after a breakout 2025, had struggled mightily in recent starts, and the injuries had forced LA to turn to journeyman Eric Lauer. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The report from Levy notes that Google CEO Sundar Pichai tried mightily to keep the group, especially Dean and Ghemawat, from leaving. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mightily
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mightily
  1. extremely
  2. hard
  3. strongly
  4. terribly
  5. intensively
  6. vigorously
  7. very
  8. intensely
Adverb
  • This pre-seasoned, ¼ inch thick steel heat extremely evenly with minimal disparity between the center and edges.
    — Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Search for jet quenching Previous experiments suggest that a millionth of a second after the Big Bang, even as temperatures remained extremely high, matter did not behave like gas but instead like liquid with very low viscosity.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of extremely
Adverb
  • Some days, trying harder just gives the problem more opportunities to annoy you.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • General Daily Insight for September 01, 2026 Some days, trying harder just gives the problem more opportunities to annoy you.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of hard
Adverb
  • Gallup found that just 2% of Fortune 500 CHROs strongly agree their performance management system actually inspires employees to improve.
    — Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Previous-generation Outbacks were functional but had an unfortunate tendency to look as though their infotainment system had been installed by somebody who strongly disliked both computers and human beings.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of strongly
Adverb
  • You’re born in a place where women are treated terribly, or journalists are imprisoned, and those people need some luck.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
  • But things went terribly wrong while giving birth to her daughter.
    — Michael Collins, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of terribly
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  • Whalers hunted bowheads intensively in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, pushing them towards extinction.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been working intensively to reduce their dependence on the strait, building pipelines and investing in storage facilities to transport their oil by other routes.
    — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of intensively
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  • Cook, stirring vigorously and breaking up pockets of flour as needed, until a thin film forms on bottom and sides of pan and dough comes together into a single mass, 2–3 minutes.
    — Alexia Duchêne, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Cool-season lawns vigorously expand their roots and blades in spring and fall, making these the best times to fertilize them.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of vigorously
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  • The artists at The Library Show paid The Garage’s proposed no Milwaukee rap very little mind.
    — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Films can change the world, or at the very least, the people who walk it.
    — Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of very
Adverb
  • That in turn, could create conflict with Kiffin, who couldn’t understand why his boss jumped on him so frequently and intensely.
    — John Talty, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Fashion companies can spend nine to 12 months developing, producing and distributing collections, leaving them poorly equipped to respond when weather arrives earlier, later or more intensely than expected.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of intensely

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“Mightily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mightily. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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