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

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

Although the future of fully autonomous drones is unclear, a more autonomous drone strike complex—one that combines reconnaissance and strike drones to identify, track, and hit moving targets—would enormously improve Ukraine’s ability to defend against Russian attacks. —Eric Schmidt, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2025

Later, Cellini is invited to a dinner and shows up with a young man dressed as a woman; the courtesan, his lover at the time, is also at the dinner, which leads to an enormously violent scene. —Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025

But the scale of the system expanded enormously after Mr. Trump came into the White House in 2017 and pledged a major expansion of immigrant enforcement. —Brent McDonald, New York Times, 31 July 2025

The location of missing content matters enormously. —Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1668, in the meaning defined above