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

Ticket sales were drastically behind the studio’s projections of $16 million to $18 million, as well as rivals and independent tracking services, which offered a more conservative estimate of $10 million to $15 million. —Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 8 Mar. 2026

This version of Yoshida would drastically improve those projections. —Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026

That sentiment shifted drastically following Sunday’s 110-97 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, a game LeBron James sat due to arthritis in his foot and soreness in his elbow. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026

Over the decades, the facility drastically shrank, reflecting a larger deinstitutionalization sweeping the state and country amid concerns over abuse at state psychiatric hospitals. —Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for drastically

• elastically
• fantastically
• sarcastically
• enthusiastically
• plastically