EMPHATICALLY Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

emphatically

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Recent Examples of emphatically The team reclaimed the National League East, rebounding emphatically from a disappointing campaign, and won a postseason series for the first time in five years. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Southwest accomplished its goal emphatically, cruising to a 56-14 victory over Dunbar Friday at Clark Stadium. — Shiloh Robinson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2026 Kavanaugh emphatically denied the allegations and was eventually confirmed to the court. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 As cryptocurrencies code-conjure themselves into being and a performative utterance can fix the price of a stock if uttered emphatically enough, arrest data is used to forecast the stock valuation of private prisons. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 People belonging to the faction are emphatically optimistic about AI and its future benefits to society. — Katie McQue, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026 Speaking at recent investor conferences, Gilead Sciences’ top executives have been emphatically bullish about the biotech’s years-long push to develop drugs for inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. — Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 24 Sep. 2026 Theroux emphatically does not write travel guides touting luxury experiences. — Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026 Jorrel Hato misjudged the flight of the delivery, allowing Belloumi to emphatically half-volley a shot into the bottom corner. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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Tyson, a student of boxing history, surely would have appreciated a deeper discussion of the role of the Black heavyweight champion in culture.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
Unbearably painful and enraging for the one, surely pretty darn awkward for the other.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of surely

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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
The time-only two-hander is resolutely Brutalist in style, with sharp, geometric lines, an ultra-thin rectangular case, and bold pops of burgundy.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of resolutely

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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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Adding custom matchbooks, Lange wrote, puts a home solidly in restaurant territory.

— Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
Sand stands as a stark contrast to other Democrats running in solidly blue states, such as Michigan Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed, who have embraced talking points from the Democratic Socialists of America.

— Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of solidly

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Their opinions were decidedly split about whether these tools were useful out of the box, without a ton of oversight and training by the user.

— Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 16 Oct. 2026
Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles star as the down-on-their-luck Dashwood sisters, who are forced to move from their fine family estate into the decidedly more modest Barton Cottage.

— Nicholas DeRenzo, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of decidedly

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Jasper County was ahead of you in the region standings, ranked in the Top 10, and the Hurricanes beat you soundly last year.

— Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026
But Dart seemed to be making progress at the start of the season, and the Giants, with a high-profile new coach, John Harbaugh, soundly beat the Dallas Cowboys in Week One.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of soundly

Adverb

Even though the category is rigidly defined, there are differences in style, cask finishes, alcohol content, and even mashbill to take into account when searching for this quintessentially American whiskey.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026
Are the Norwegian authorities concerned for children’s safety — or are they offended by this family’s rigidly patriarchal beliefs, which include intolerance toward homosexuality?

— Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

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