drastically

adverb

dras·​ti·​cal·​ly ˈdra-sti-k(ə-)lē 

: in a drastic manner : severely or seriously

The industry has changed drastically over the last 30 years.

This … car will allow you to drastically reduce the amount of time (and money) spent pumping gas …

—Jim Motavelli

Some of those plants … are native species present before humans drastically altered the land.

—Peter Del Tredici

Examples of drastically in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While her days are still full and busy, her schedule has shifted drastically. — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026

The barriers to entry across a whole range of activities have been drastically lowered. — Rupert Lee-Browne, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Arriving early in the day also drastically improves your odds of finding an available site during peak season. — Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026

This structural shift drastically altered our trajectory, making our road to qualification far more achievable. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 30 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for drastically

• elastically
• fantastically
• sarcastically
• enthusiastically
• plastically