exceedingly

adverb

ex·​ceed·​ing·​ly ik-ˈsē-diŋ-lē 

variants or less commonly exceeding

ik-ˈsē-diŋ 

: to an extreme degree : extremely

Synonyms of exceedingly

• extremely
• very
• incredibly
• terribly
• highly
• too
• damned
• so
• damn
• severely
• badly
• really

Examples of exceedingly in a Sentence

The weather was exceedingly cold.

The crime rate is exceedingly high.

Recent Examples on the Web

Arriving at the aforementioned figure required looking beyond the surface level of fear to what was genuinely occurring beneath—an analysis that is difficult to perform once and exceedingly challenging to replicate consistently. — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

His combination of size, skating ability, skill and defensive prowess is exceedingly rare in the NHL. — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 25 June 2026

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Gerwig won her first term by defeating a Democratic incumbent, Katherine Waldron, in an exceedingly close election. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1535, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for exceedingly

• misleadingly
• pleadingly

Kids Definition

exceedingly

adverb

ex·​ceed·​ing·​ly ik-ˈsēd-iŋ-lē 

variants also exceeding

: to a very great degree : extremely

an exceedingly fine job