EMPHATICALLY Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

emphatically

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Recent Examples of emphatically If the draw against Spain was viewed as a one-off, this game emphatically reaffirmed the resilience of this Cape Verde team. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 7 July 2026 Outside its niche following, The Human Vapor is emphatically the latter. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026 But Scotland responded emphatically with tries to Gregor Brown and Scott Cummings, both playing their 50th tests. — ABC News, 4 July 2026 During the work-in-progress session Brooke emphatically doubled down. — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 25 June 2026 The Amazon Essentials Linen-blend Pant—a style that reviewers emphatically call perfect in every way—costs as little as $28. — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026

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While the initiative will surely fail at the polls, the fact that campaign organizers were able to get enough signatures and raise funding from out-of-state sources hints at a long-term effort that outdoorsmen everywhere should pay attention to.

— Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
The human personality resists easy analysis — that is surely one of Aviv’s takeaways.

— Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of surely

Adverb

Japan’s largest studio and dominant theatrical exhibitor — home of Godzilla and Seven Samurai — has also long been, like so much of corporate Japan, cautious, deliberate and resolutely domestic in its outlook.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026
On this resolutely French island, the interior showcases Italian classic modernism, with furniture by Molteni and a sculptural Minotti kitchen.

— Sarah Turner, Robb Report, 25 June 2026

Definition of resolutely

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The entire plug was on the outside of the pike’s mouth—he couldn’t be hooked too solidly.

— Jack G. Mell, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
Larkin, 33, pointed to the no-endorsement decision as evidence of momentum for progressive candidates like him, even in solidly red Florida.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

Definition of solidly

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In Palm Beach, Worth Avenue feels decidedly glitzier than many of America’s other iconic main streets, striped with designer boutiques, upscale galleries, polished restaurants, and luxury hotels.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026
While interest in the tournament has been decidedly mixed among Americans (more on that later), the international diehards who traveled here have made their presence felt.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026

Definition of decidedly

Adverb

If that’s not impressive enough, it’s made from 100 percent cotton, so you’re guaranteed to sleep soundly all year long.

— Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
Orbán was soundly defeated in the April election by a center-right challenger, Péter Magyar and his Tisza party.

— Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026

Definition of soundly

Adverb

Director David Anspaugh, whose resume includes small-town basketball tale Hoosiers and against-all-odds college football biopic Rudy, sticks rigidly to his sporting underdog formula, only skimming the surface of the David-versus-Goliath encounter.

— Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026
The Hurricanes play a rigidly structured brand of hockey that makes the game easier to read and anticipate for the goaltender.

— Jesse Granger, New York Times, 25 June 2026

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