RADICALLY Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

radically

adverb

Definition of radically

as in completely

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Recent Examples of radically When Harmeet Dhillon took over as the new chief of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division last April, the conservative attorney vowed to radically reshape the storied unit and its mission. — Ryan Lucas, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026 The radical new design for Jaguar brings with it a radically bigger price tag. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 One major American political party – the Democrats – is wrestling with a large insurgency of young Socialists who want to radically re-order the economic structure of our nation. — Doug Wojcieszak, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026 Aggregate data can obscure radically different labor market realities, and monetary policy calibrated only to the aggregate can miss the productive capacity sitting beneath it. — Katica Roy, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for radically

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This is a major milestone for us, but honestly, that happened completely naturally and organically.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
The screen is also a pleasure to read, both with the backlight and completely unlit under natural light, with text looking sharp and even grayscale renderings of color art showing plenty of detail.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of completely

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Of course, the West itself is a nebulous concept, one that was wholly absent from the ancient Greek and Roman luminaries who ground its canon.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
Chula Vista, which has wholly embraced such technologies, also utilizes AI to write police reports.

— Jakob McWhinney, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of wholly

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Only 27% of Americans view both the State and Justice departments positively, and while Republicansâ€™ approval of those departments has held relatively steady, itâ€™s also below 50%.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026
These books offer a closer relationship with the game, but it should be noted that odds, props, and information are not impacted positively or negatively based on their relationship.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of positively

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But this is an entirely different 5-0, as the Chiefs are now powered by a highly efficient offense and a capable defense.

— Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
When opportunities arose to expand into other sporting goods, other mechanical components, other markets entirely, the answer was consistently no.

— Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of entirely

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The general trivia and straight clues are also tough, and there’s a good amount of novelty, including 11 debut entries, a few oddballs among them, and one utterly brutal misdirect that significantly spiced up my solving experience.

— Caitlin Lovinger, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2026
And, of course, a finish that left me utterly speechless on multiple different levels.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of utterly

Adverb

After co-headlining with Charli xcx at the peak of Brat Summer, Sivan was struck by his post-show emotional crash, when the roar of stadiums gave way to the quiet of being totally on his own.

— Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
Because your husband should totally be your mentor, that’s a very healthy power dynamic!

— Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026

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