roundly

adverb

round·​ly ˈrau̇n(d)-lē 

1

a

: in a complete or thorough manner : thoroughly

roundly disliked

roundly satisfying

b

: by nearly everyone : widely

roundly praised

2

: in a plainspoken manner : bluntly

told them roundly they would get no help

3

: with vigor or asperity

roundly attacked the plan

Synonyms

• dynamically
• energetically
• explosively
• firmly
• forcefully
• forcibly
• hard
• mightily
• muscularly
• powerfully
• stiffly
• stoutly
• strenuously
• strongly
• sturdily
• vigorously

Examples of roundly in a Sentence

Her leadership is roundly praised.

She roundly criticized the plan.

Recent Examples on the Web

Google, for its part, has roundly rejected this proposal. —Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 21 Apr. 2025

Trump’s allegations of fraud were also roundly rejected by courts, including by judges appointed by him during his first term. —Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025

Judge Ho roundly rejected the idea that the prosecution was politically motivated in his Wednesday ruling dismissing the charges. —Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025

Members could be expected to roundly reject the idea of a press secretary as their president. —Mike Allen, Axios, 30 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for roundly

• soundly
• profoundly

Kids Definition

roundly

adverb

round·​ly ˈrau̇n-(d)lē 

1

: in a thorough way : completely

was roundly ignored

2

: in plain or strong language

roundly criticized the plan