ASTRONOMICALLY Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

astronomically

adverb

Definition of astronomically

as in highly

to a large extent or degree their battalion was astronomically outnumbered by enemy forces

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Recent Examples of astronomically Often that has been through the Affordable Care Act, though Allsep has watched costs rise astronomically in the past two years. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026 Tides will continue to climb astronomically on Sunday and early next week. — Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026 Since then, as the backlash to AI slop has grown astronomically, the company has been actively trying to play the other side, hiring A-listers including the actor Timothée Chalamet and Oscar-winning cinematographers. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026 Other drugs are completely unobtainable, leaving Iran’s sick facing astronomically higher prices or a less effective generic version. — Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026 Google won’t be using the top models for all of that because using the most powerful AI would be astronomically expensive, and there probably isn’t enough compute power in the world to handle it. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026 The outsized headlines are astronomically disproportionate to what the remarks actually signify. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 The ugly Framework has switched to an exotic new upgradeable LPDDR5X RAM format just in time for those modules to become astronomically expensive. — ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026 But the chances for this are astronomically low—at least for our neighborhood in the Milky Way. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 22 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for astronomically

Adverb

The survey describes a wealthy, highly engaged slice of the generation, not Gen Z consumers generally.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Despite having access to the same highly effective medications, the number of new hepatitis C infections reported across the country steadily increased from 2013-2021 and remained stagnant between 2021-2023.

— Philip A. Chan, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of highly

Adverb

The harder question is whether benefiting so greatly from that foundation creates some responsibility to leave it stronger for whoever comes next.

— Linda K. Brown Stroh, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Johnson, meanwhile, has improved greatly since a rough Week 1 performance in which the Las Vegas Raiders seemingly picked on the rookie.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of greatly

Adverb

Upcoming episodes expand considerably beyond the traditional business world.

— Anna Tingley, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
Outperformance for the non-magnificent S & P 493 would come at key point for the stock market, which has chugged along fine on the headline level thanks to the megacaps but has seen its breadth weaken considerably beneath the surface.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of considerably

Adverb

Rather than eliding them, Carson ends up bringing attention to these absences – an utterly distinctive choice.

— Amy Cannon, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
But the quality remains extremely uneven—mathematicians are finding some papers readable and others utterly nonsensical.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of utterly

Adverb

What transpired in-between the curtain raiser and final pose was much like what had gone down the previous night in Cincinnati, at the first public gig the Beach Boys had done since canceling a slew of dates beginning in July.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
No state Supreme Court contest is expected to cost even close to that much this year, because no single seat is perceived as that essential to control a court.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of much

Adverb

The number goes significantly higher—as high as over 50 percent this year—if there were also male founders in the team.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
That was a massive boon to the game and significantly influenced One More Level’s development from there.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of significantly

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