ENTHUSIASTICALLY Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

enthusiastically

adverb

Definition of enthusiastically

as in excitedly

in an enthusiastic manner sportswriters have praised this new pitching find so enthusiastically you'd think he's going to pitch nothing but no-hitters

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Recent Examples of enthusiastically This was proven true in Rio, where young cinephiles lined up outside festival venues, enthusiastically discussing upcoming screenings while scrolling their Letterboxd accounts. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 Officials in Tehran cheered images of Iran’s delegation being enthusiastically received by member states at the September meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the non-Western BRICS consortium. — Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026 Whisper, another rescue dog with Rogue Detection Teams, rolled around enthusiastically with her rope toy in the courtyard after successfully identifying some scat. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 The service The staff at The Fifteen Keys is warm, welcoming, and enthusiastically helpful. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Her past political allegiances appeared to take a back seat as Messing enthusiastically praised Blakeman’s campaign for governor. — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Our Chesapeake Bay Retriever dog saw them too and enthusiastically let out a small whine. — Kody Lostroh, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026 The crowd, which had reacted enthusiastically as the president talked about other policies, was far more muted during the data centers remark. — Seung Min Kim, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026 Roslin enthusiastically suggested, prompting a smile from Harry. — Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026

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Teammates excitedly jumped off the bench, then hesitated when Thiero’s right knee appeared to buckle awkwardly under him.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Gonzalo also grows vanilla, and Christiansen talks excitedly about the tiny melipona bee involved in its propagation and the lengths the farm goes to protect its ecosystem from pesticides.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of excitedly

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His mid-20th century style reflects both the European zeitgeist and his own exuberantly analytic big-picture sensibility.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
At times, his psychological explanations may seem almost too orderly for a woman who lived so exuberantly in disorder.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

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