mightily

adverb

might·​i·​ly ˈmī-tə-lē 

1

: in a mighty manner : vigorously

applauded mightily

2

: very much

depressed me mightily

Synonyms

• extremely
• terribly
• very
• incredibly
• too
• badly
• greatly
• highly
• severely
• damned
• so
• desperately
• damn
• really
• wildly
• heavily
• intensely
• seriously
• far
• immensely
• much
• especially
• that
• jolly
• fiercely

Examples of mightily in a Sentence

They contributed mightily to the cause.

She struggled mightily to read his handwriting.

The soldiers fought mightily before finally surrendering.

Recent Examples on the Web

Especially after Kristina struggled so mightily to build her wooden pole and retrieve the key. —Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025

Urgent percussion, brash guitars and Wetzel’s commanding vocal meld mightily on this new track. —Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025

The Cleveland Browns are struggling mightily against the New England Patriots and got more bad news midway through the third quarter. —Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025

Why, if Minnesota went cheap at signal caller, is the defense and offensive line struggling so mightily? —Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for mightily

• vitally

Kids Definition

mightily

adverb

might·​i·​ly ˈmīt-ᵊl-ē 

1

: in a mighty manner : vigorously

fought mightily

2

: very much

contributed mightily to the cause