DETERMINEDLY Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

determinedly

adverb

as in hard

with great effort or determination determinedly traditional, the restaurant serves old-fashioned comfort food

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Recent Examples of determinedly 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 The few street names in Happy Haven were determinedly upbeat, with Christian undertones. — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026 Wall Street has been determinedly upbeat about the war in Iran resolving in a relatively short window. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026 Though his injuries were severe, the sailors watched in wonder as the cat determinedly licked his wounds, then got back to work destroying the rats threatening the ship’s food stores. — Anne Ewbank, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026 Carreras scored the crucial opening goal, determinedly driving into the box and finishing in an individual flourish that unlocked the match in the 65th minute. — Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026 Miya’s landlord was able to remediate the restaurant’s building and Tewasart determinedly reopened in May, when at first there were few customers around to serve. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026 Since its debut, the initiative has been quietly but determinedly building physical bases in Lagos and Kenya, creating tangible spaces where female artists, producers, and engineers can access resources that Tems herself had to fight to find. — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 4 Nov. 2025

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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

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

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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

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

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

Even in a world awash in deep fakes and misinformation, there are still some truths that can be known, no matter how doggedly Fielder and Oppenheim try to muddy the waters.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026
For nearly eight years my office has worked doggedly to curb these utility rate hikes, and in turn the cases have only grown.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of doggedly

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

And Colorado voters are deciding a constitutional amendment that would ban congressional maps that purposefully favor one political party.

— Benjamin Swasey, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
This chain of reasoning purposefully stokes fear in the hearts of Broward citizens.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

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