SOUNDLY Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

soundly

adverb

Definition of soundly

as in fully

to a full extent or degree we'll keep working at it until you're soundly satisfied with the result

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Recent Examples of soundly Jasper County was ahead of you in the region standings, ranked in the Top 10, and the Hurricanes beat you soundly last year. — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026 But Dart seemed to be making progress at the start of the season, and the Giants, with a high-profile new coach, John Harbaugh, soundly beat the Dallas Cowboys in Week One. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026 Darren Bailey this spring declined to debate his primary opponents Ted Dabrowski, Rick Heinder and James Mendrick, winning the primary election soundly anyway. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 The grand jury soundly rejected that legal theory, nor did the state abide by it when calculating how much was owed to the federal government. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026 Voters soundly rejected Amendment 4, losing with only 20% of the vote. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026 Despite constantly losing and chasing the game, Vancouver was still soundly outshot, out-chanced and exposed at five-on-five. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 In Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District, Luke Bronin, the former mayor of Hartford, soundly defeated 14-term incumbent John Larson in a race that was defined more by their 30-year age gap than any policy differences. — Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 All helped people sleep more soundly and wake up less often during the night. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for soundly

Adverb

Every flashback sequence is fully animated, even though everything in the present is live-action.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
It's also designed to be fully and rapidly reusable, a breakthrough that SpaceX believes will revolutionize spaceflight.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of fully

Adverb

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

Adverb

The press release probably didn’t need to also say the company imbued it with distinctive character or charm; that’s quite obvious from the design.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2026
Nothing, however, has lived on quite like his appreciation for the mundane.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of quite

Adverb

Rising fuel costs, discontent with the state of schools, declining public services and a housing crisis have created perfectly stormy weather for an autumn of protests in Europe.

— Teresa Medrano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
This process, which generates perfectly crystalline silicon ingots to be sliced like fragile metallic salamis into thin wafers, is entrusted largely to one firm in Taiwan and two in Japan.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of perfectly

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

Definition of totally

Adverb

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

In a series thoroughly well cast (by Jessica Kelly and Lisa Parasyn), Lee and Brennan, especially, stand out as originals, their performances drawn from life, or some private corner of their imagination.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Blazy’s collection this season references an unstructured 1920s silhouette, while this style’s homage to the house’s boucle tweed, embellished with paillettes, creates a thoroughly modern evening look.

— Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of thoroughly

Adverb

In the year 2026, college athletics are all about athlete empowerment and welfare—think, stratospheric compensation in the form of name, image and likeness.

— Bruce Svare, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Roan recently performed at Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields Festival in late August as part of an all-female lineup that featured Doechii, Rachel Chinouriri, Garbage, the Breeders and more.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

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