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Definition of immensely
: to a very great or immense degree or extent : exceedingly, enormously
We enjoyed ourselves immensely. an immensely talented athlete an immensely important discovery an immensely wealthy family
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Synonyms & Antonyms for immensely
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,
- highly,
- hugely,
- 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,
- very,
- vitally,
- way,
- whacking,
- wicked,
- wildly
Antonyms
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Examples of immensely in a Sentence
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Like many industries, the RTD coffee consumer has evolved immensely over the past 10 years.
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David Smith, Forbes, 8 June 2021
The city took a cut of everything moving in and out, and became immensely rich.
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Timothy O'grady, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2021
Every now and then, however, there will be someone immensely gifted who has the sensibilities of a normal person.
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Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2021
One email said that Robert Iger, executive chairman of the Walt Disney Co., was immensely supportive of a documentary about Fauci that would feature footage discreetly shot as the doctor went about his pandemic duties.
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Anchorage Daily News, 1 June 2021
The reputation of the entire scientific enterprise itself would suffer immensely from the fallout.
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Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 24 May 2021
In 2016, Hillary Clinton, an extremely accomplished and immensely qualified public servant, was once again caught in the trap.
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Elizabeth Warren, Fortune, 24 May 2021
Somewhat similar to the flavor of the mangoes carved streetside and showered with Tajin seasoning by Mexican vendors, the dip showcased a different, and immensely pleasurable, way of experiencing the popular fruit.
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Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 May 2021
And the nature of that worked changed immensely during the pandemic as well.
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John Duffy, CNN, 21 May 2021
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“Immensely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immensely. Accessed 22 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of immensely was in 1651
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