enormously

adverb

enor·​mous·​ly i-ˈnȯr-məs-lē 

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: to a very great or enormous degree or extent : exceedingly, vastly

an enormously popular performer

an area of business that has grown enormously in recent years

an enormously complicated problem

Synonyms of enormously

• extremely
• incredibly
• very
• terribly
• highly
• too
• greatly
• badly
• so
• severely
• damned
• damn
• really
• immensely
• desperately
• far
• seriously
• intensely
• wildly
• much

Examples of enormously in a Sentence

an enormously entertaining film

the neighbors have been enormously helpful during this difficult time

Recent Examples on the Web

Leonard Rome, one of their original discoverers, described the question as enormously challenging. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026

As Election Day approaches, organizations like ours will be encouraging women to vote because doing so matters enormously. — Sharon Sewell-Fairman, New York Daily News, 30 Oct. 2026

These outplacements are often enormously expensive, and state relief is patchy, meaning districts end up eating the cost themselves. — Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026

In the end though, there was a lot of shuffling, a little difference here and there, but nothing enormously significant. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1668, in the meaning defined above