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

The vibes around the team can change drastically from day to day, and Thursday’s loss gave those who see the club as pretenders this season some credibility in their criticism. —Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025

The setting for Hacks seems to change drastically from season to season, from Las Vegas to a tour bus to a late night talk show. —Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2025

Taken together, the projects would drastically improve the inventory of facilities in the division, which is currently the only league sanctioned as a second-division men’s pro league in the United States. —Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025

Less-Water Products is a new fabric line that uses a specialized dyeing technique that eliminates wash baths during the indigo dyeing process, drastically reducing water consumption. —Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 21 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for drastically

• elastically
• fantastically
• sarcastically
• enthusiastically
• plastically