ENERGETICALLY Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

energetically

adverb

as in strongly

in a vigorous and forceful manner the crew worked energetically to get the parade float done on time

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Recent Examples of energetically Plenty of his peers filled the void, none more energetically than Chesney, who has by now built a beachy brand that almost rivals Buffett’s. — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 19 July 2026 There was also a large contingent of Iranian fans who energetically waved the nation’s current flag. — Todd Harmonson, Oc Register, 16 June 2026 When stewardship of the program passed to my colleagues and me, our responsibility was to expand energetically into a new age of media technology while preserving the values our audience expects. — Joanna Ossinger,laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 3 June 2026 We are energetically drawn to and away from different things at various points in our lives. — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 The crowd also reacted energetically to questions about Kansas City barbecue and a call for Congress to pass the SAVE Act, a bill that would require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026 Yet being alive means more than energetically embracing the moment. — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 14 May 2026 The retina is one of the body’s most energetically expensive tissues. — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 13 May 2026 And the queen’s violent enforcement of her dominance is energetically costly and can lead to injuries, according to the researchers. — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 15 Apr. 2026

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Management tried to modernize a restaurant brand built around nostalgia, underestimated how strongly customers identified with its image, and eventually reversed the change after a fierce backlash.

— Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
The Norwood firefighters union strongly applauded the legislative push, noting that the vote follows years of advocacy by community members who refused to let the issue fade away.

— Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of strongly

Adverb

Protect Both Academic Freedom and Institutional Neutrality Universities should vigorously defend the freedom of individual faculty and students to pursue controversial ideas.

— David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The easy solution is to remove the most vigorously growing plants to give the rest a fighting chance.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of vigorously

Adverb

Many of those who had streamed into the capital after Wangchuk was forcibly removed from Jantar Mantar in Delhi had endured long train journeys.

— Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026
Dozens of Flock cameras have been forcibly disabled in recent weeks, with many people cheering on the vigilantes.

— T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Definition of forcibly

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The hearing in Barrow County court is expected to begin with victims’ families and survivors, many of whom spoke powerfully at Colt’s sentencing.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
In our demonizing present, the story of such a pioneering truth-teller speaks powerfully to the needs of our blended American future.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of powerfully

Adverb

Figures such as Assemblyman Carl DeMaio from San Diego County, an aggressive fiscal hawk who excels at dominating conservative media and raising grassroots funds, command a fiercely loyal base.

— Dain Fitzgerald, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
Best known for playing the flawed but fiercely loyal Fiona Gallagher on the Showtime dramedy Shameless, Rossum has always gravitated towards imperfect heroines.

— Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of fiercely

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That puts Alaska, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and parts of New York firmly in play, with the deepest views in Fairbanks, Alaska, and northern Maine.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The company hopes that this will help move the longtime model firmly into even more luxurious territory.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of firmly

Adverb

While its author, a 25-year-old Nigerian named Jerry Falade, also vehemently denies using AI, in his case nobody seems to believe him — especially after Publishers Lunch ran his manuscript through a detector and got a 97 percent AI score.

— Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
Madix vehemently denies sharing them with anyone other than Leviss.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of vehemently

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