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

These might still be in their infancy but promise a brand new tomorrow that will be drastically different from the present. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

South Korea was previously the largest importer of wood pellets from Indonesia until the government drastically reduced subsidies for biomass energy after rising domestic and international criticism of its link to deforestation. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026

Friday marks 25 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, a seminal moment that drastically altered the landscape and psyche of American society and the globe. — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Government borrowing costs have also risen drastically in recent weeks, with European bond yields hitting multi-decade highs as intensifying conflict in the Middle East led investors to price in higher inflation and rate hikes. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for drastically

• elastically
• fantastically
• sarcastically
• enthusiastically
• plastically