amain

adverb

ə-ˈmān How to pronounce amain (audio)
Definition of amainnext
as in hard
with great effort or determination conflicting ideals that social philosophers have struggled amain to reconcile

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amain
  1. hard
  2. diligently
  3. intensively
  4. resolutely
  5. intently
  6. intensely
  7. mightily
  8. determinedly
Adverb
  • Allowing political control over grantmaking to become more deeply entrenched would make recovery considerably harder.
    — Carole LaBonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Just by chance, a guy who does what he is coached to do, continues to work really, really hard and do the right things, the ball somehow finds him.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of hard
Adverb
  • Max and Jake have diligently followed the trial via video link over the last month and their stellar reporting can be found here.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Abi is the conventional one, diligently striving in the white-collar world for mundane material comforts.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of diligently
Adverb
  • They are packaged attractively, marketed intensively and intended to displace other food groups.
    — Garrett M. Broad, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Newsom, by contrast, may need to begin campaigning intensively after leaving office rather than wait for Harris’s decision.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of intensively
Adverb
  • But after the Supreme Court decided in 2012 that the expansion had to be optional for states, 10 states have resolutely refused to accept it — with Texas in particular being the biggest holdout.
    — Dylan Scott, Vox, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Nina nodded and looked across the restaurant to watch two tall women, flight attendants, striding resolutely through the concourse, their legs in perfect rhythm.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of resolutely
Adverb
  • The graduate students remain quietly and intently focused on their gear.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
  • With the pope smiling warmly in his usual traditional white robes, Dylan wears a hooded black zip-up underneath a jacket and looks at the Bishop of Rome intently.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of intently
Adverb
  • Newton dedicated himself even more intensely to his research during this period, making impressive strides in optics and kinematics and even developing a theory of gravitation.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2026
  • During the party, Franklyn remembers feeling intensely out of place with her co-workers, which led her to drink heavily.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of intensely
Adverb
  • The Tigers — Grevengoed included — struggled mightily in the first game against Lockport.
    — Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The Hurricanes’ defense, which struggled mightily against UNC last week, started the game with a decent drive, holding Notre Dame to a field goal on its first drive.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of mightily
Adverb
  • Though based on the visuals of the past, his output is determinedly contemporary.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Blue-collar Ho-seok (Sul), a man traumatized by losing his factory job after a workers’ strike, lives a quiet life with his determinedly optimistic wife, Mi-ok (Jeon).
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of determinedly
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“Amain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amain. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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