greatly

greatly

adverb

Definition of GREATLY

1

in a manner befitting a person of the highest character and ideals <as commander of the Union army's first black regiment, Robert Gould Shaw died as greatly as he had lived>

Synonyms gallantly, grandly, greatheartedly, heroically, high-mindedly, honorably, magnanimously, nobly

Related Words loftily, venerably; magnificently, majestically; bravely, chivalrously, courageously, valiantly

Near Antonyms abominably, contemptibly, despicably, detestably, hatefully, nastily, pitiably, sorrily, wretchedly; degenerately

Antonyms basely, currishly, dishonorably, ignobly

2

to a large extent or degree <authorities have greatly increased the scope of their investigation of corruption in the mayor's office>

Synonyms astronomically, big-time, broadly, colossally, considerably, enormously, extensively, highly, hugely, largely, massively, monstrously, monumentally, much, sizably, staggeringly, stupendously, tremendously, utterly, vastly

Related Words appreciably, noticeably, significantly; abundantly, amply, copiously, healthily, plentifully

Phrases a lot, by half, no end

Near Antonyms modestly; fractionally; imperceptibly, infinitesimally, insignificantly, invisibly, microscopically, minutely; barely, hardly, just, minimally, scarcely

Antonyms little, negligibly, nominally, slightly

3

to a great degree <I'm not greatly bothered by this setback>

Synonyms achingly, almighty, archly, awful, awfully, badly, beastly, blisteringly, bone, colossally, corking, cracking, damn, damned, dang, deadly, desperately, eminently, enormously, especially, ever, exceedingly (also exceeding), extra, extremely, fabulously, fantastically, far, fiercely, filthy, frightfully, full, greatly, heavily, highly, hugely, immensely, incredibly, intensely, jolly, majorly, mightily, mighty, monstrous [chiefly dialect], mortally, most, much, particularly, passing, rattling, real, really, right, roaring, roaringly, seriously, severely, so, sore, sorely, spanking, specially, stinking, such, super, supremely, surpassingly, terribly, that, thumping, too, unco, uncommonly, vastly, vitally, way, whacking, wicked, wildly

Related Words absolutely, altogether, completely, downright, entirely, flat-out, fully, positively, purely, radically, thoroughly, totally, utterly, wholly; deeply, profoundly; exceptionally, notably, remarkably; considerably, extensively, significantly, substantially; appreciably, discernibly, markedly, noticeably, obviously, palpably, plainly, visibly; abundantly, plentifully; astronomically, grandly, monstrously, monumentally; excessively, obscenely, overmuch; amazingly, astonishingly, staggeringly

Near Antonyms meagerly, scantily; barely, hardly, just, marginally, minimally, scarcely

Antonyms little, negligibly, nominally, slightly, somewhat