enthusiastically

adverb

Definition of enthusiasticallynext
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 Even the famous line so richly anticipated in the men’s room, and so enthusiastically delivered by Whitford, gets trodden on, mostly because Blyth has yet to figure out the rhythms of this distinctive writer. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026 Even this step is not enthusiastically endorsed by all cancer doctors, though. — Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 29 Oct. 2026 My colleague Lauren Arzbaecher, Shop AD shopping producer, put Quince’s version on my radar last year after talking about it so enthusiastically at the office. — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2026 Johnston works with couples in which one person uses AI enthusiastically while the other has privacy, ethical, or environmental concerns. — Angela Haupt, Time, 27 Oct. 2026 Quite a few of those seeds were planted by Uncle Tim, my mom’s younger brother, who would enthusiastically play almost any game with his nieces and nephews … and never pulled any punches. — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026 The Bad Girls Club alum instantly and enthusiastically approved and gave North props. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2026 Greg Goodfried, a former UTA agent who became their manager, holds forth enthusiastically. — Nancy Jo Sales, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026 In his absence, Sarandos spoke enthusiastically about Rice’s background, echoing his comments on the earning call. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enthusiastically
  1. excitedly
  2. eagerly
  3. exuberantly
Adverb
  • As a result, only Makoto’s eight-year-old brother Kenji goes with the other family, and upon arrival at the campsite, scampers around excitedly with a butterfly net, while being warned not to wander too far.
    — James Marsh, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026
  • As seen in a clip shared by a fan account on X, Swift, 36, excitedly clapped her hands, snapped her fingers and busted out a little shimmy while cheering on the Chiefs from a suite.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of excitedly
Adverb
  • Heated Rivalry fans who have been eagerly awaiting Season 2 of Crave‘s hockey series are in for a great surprise.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The final state to finish voting on Election Day and by this point in the night (early Wednesday morning on the East Coast), people will be eagerly awaiting the first drop of results for the toss-up Senate race.
    — Maham Javaid, NPR, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of eagerly
Adverb
  • The piece is an exuberantly hopeful and unabashedly patriotic look at America and its possibilities that seems downright defiant in such a deeply cynical and divided time in the nation’s history.
    — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 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
Definition of exuberantly

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“Enthusiastically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enthusiastically. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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