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 Italians are fed energetically with the sustenance of beauty, ease, and joy. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 Molecules pooling close to regions that repel water can be forced into distinctive arrangements that are energetically costly to maintain, resembling pieces of a jigsaw puzzle pushed into patterns poised on the verge of scattering. — Mike McRae 13, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026 The government once dedicated itself energetically to distributing homesteads or homes. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 The 49ers energetically dominated in a 27-7 victory while the Rams exhaustedly despaired in front of more than 100,000 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, a venue that hosts Australian rules football games that aren’t this ugly. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 In what is often considered Pelechian’s magnum opus, the ancient antagonism of nature and humanity plays out in a depiction of a remote farming community, energetically scored with Armenian folk music and Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Aug. 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

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Blue light can travel farther through water and scatters more strongly from tiny airborne particles.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Hasegawa said 2025 broke that pattern, with both sides growing strongly.

— Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of strongly

Adverb

His views on Europe didn’t always align with the narrative of decline that his MAGA colleagues are pushing so vigorously.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Inside the giant exhibition space, that wearable melting pot was vigorously animated by attendees who had arrived mostly from Japan but also from around the world, all wearing its constituent ingredients in their own particular way.

— Luke Leitch, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of vigorously

Adverb

In Germany, nighttime riots injured more than 100 police officers and damaged or looted stores; in Lisbon, Portugal, police forcibly cleared a housing protest encampment.

— Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Meanwhile, police in Portugal early Sunday forcibly cleared a tent camp set up in Lisbon by activists protesting against high housing costs.

— Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of forcibly

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Roast tofu and sweet potatoes, ruffly kale, a powerfully herby dressing.

— Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
In a powerfully compelling novel that brims with the cadences of the Black South, Jones explores the women’s diverging lives while using them as a lens to observe social injustice in language that is intimate, conversational, and musical.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of powerfully

Adverb

The easy chemistry translates into the competition itself, where Levine notes that the four coaches are all fiercely competitive, but without the kind of animosity that can sometimes come with fighting over artists.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2026
Greg’s colleagues from over the years describe him as fiercely competitive, not just with work projects but also with hobbies like running and weight lifting.

— Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of fiercely

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Six women allege offenses dating from 1999 to 2009, and Brand denies the allegations vehemently.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026
Yet after the Italian press caught wind of a meeting about a week ago between him and club president Aurelio De Laurentiis, the latter vehemently denied Napoli was for sale.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of vehemently

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That level of detail is what makes a modern invite harder to fake and gives guests the confidence to say 'yes' without second-guessing.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Randle offered a more useful explanation than simply demanding that everyone play harder.

— C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026

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