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adverb high·ly \ˈhī-lē\

Definition of highly

  1. 1 :  in or to a high place, level, or rank

  2. 2 :  in or to a high degree or amount

  3. 3 :  with approval :  favorably

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Examples of highly in a Sentence

  1. She is one of the most highly respected journalists in the country.

  2. though she didn't win, she was highly satisfied with her personal results for the marathon

First Known Use of highly

before 12th century

highly Synonyms

Synonyms
achingly, almighty, archly, awful, awfully, badly, beastly, blisteringly, bone, colossally, corking, cracking, damn, damned, dang, deadly, desperately, eminently, enormously, especially, ever, exceedingly (also exceeding), extra, extremely, fabulously, fantastically, far, fiercely, filthy, frightfully, full, greatly, heavily, very, hugely, immensely, incredibly, intensely, jolly, majorly, mightily, mighty, monstrous [chiefly dialect], mortally, most, much, particularly, passing, rattling, real, really, right, roaring, roaringly, seriously, severely, so, sore, sorely, spanking, specially, stinking, such, super, supremely, surpassingly, terribly, that, thumping, too, unco, uncommonly, vastly, vitally, way, whacking, wicked, wildly
Antonyms
little, negligibly, nominally, slightly, somewhat
Related Words
absolutely, altogether, completely, downright, entirely, flat-out, fully, positively, purely, radically, thoroughly, totally, utterly, wholly; deeply, profoundly; exceptionally, notably, remarkably; considerably, extensively, significantly, substantially; appreciably, discernibly, markedly, noticeably, obviously, palpably, plainly, visibly; abundantly, plentifully; astronomically, grandly, monstrously, monumentally; excessively, obscenely, overmuch; amazingly, astonishingly, staggeringly
Near Antonyms
meagerly, scantily; barely, hardly, just, marginally, minimally, scarcely

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HIGHLY Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of highly for English Language Learners

  • : to a great degree

  • : in an amount or number that is greater than usual : to a high degree

  • : in an approving way : with approval

HIGHLY Defined for Kids

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adverb high·ly \ˈhī-lē\

Definition of highly for Students

  1. 1 :  to a high degree :  very much He's a highly respected citizen.

  2. 2 :  with much approval Teachers think highly of her.

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  1. See words that rhyme with highly Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for highly Spanish Central: Translation of highly Nglish: Translation of highly for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of highly for Arabic speakers

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