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 But the market’s impressive ability to at least partially work its way around the conflict has also prevented prices from surging as astronomically high as the world’s largest-ever oil supply shock would suggest. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 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 The myth that America is a place where anyone can become suddenly and astronomically wealthy has its origins in the gold rush. — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 These are astronomically referred to as M36, M37, and M38. — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026 In the year 2038, for instance, the equinox falls on March 20 with a full Moon the next day, so astronomically speaking, Easter should fall on March 28 of that year. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026

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That’s not surprising, though, since the events are not only intended to rev enthusiasm for customized and highly tuned automobiles, but keep the philanthropic legacy of Paul Walker alive.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026
In January, the company announced a partnership with South Korean fashion platform Musinsa to deploy its Skypod system at a new logistics center designed to handle hundreds of thousands of SKUs and highly variable demand.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of highly

Adverb

The machine does not need to have its own consciousness and desires to be utterly deadly.

— Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2026
The show’s composer, Stephen Schwartz, and director, Howard Sponseller, seemed utterly taken with this tall, skinny girl, whose name was Gilda Radner.

— Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of utterly

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But supplies of Gulf energy to the West are now looking much more precarious.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 20 Sep. 2026
Defense answers the call early During the week, TCU head coach Sonny Dykes praised the overall play of his defense, but wanted to see the unit start much faster after lackluster starts against Grambling State and North Carolina.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of much

Adverb

The attacks have significantly hampered Russia’s refining capacity and prompted widespread fuel shortages, with Moscow recently extending a ban on diesel exports through the end of September as part of a push to stabilize domestic supplies.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
Some offerings require significantly more customer support, marketing, staff time or operational attention than others.

— Dmitriy Schwarzburg, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of significantly

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