EXCEEDINGLY Synonyms: 137 Similar and Opposite Words

exceedingly

adverb

ik-ˈsē-diŋ-lē

variants also exceeding

Definition of exceedingly

as in extremely

to a great degree the salesclerk was exceedingly patient with one customer who couldn't make up his mind

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Recent Examples of exceedingly The bad blood just increases from there and gets exceedingly personal as each magician tries to outdo the other in an electrifying, gripping duel that tears apart both their lives. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 17 July 2026 Following an exceedingly warm year that has left the Colorado River’s headwaters in the Rocky Mountains largely snowless, Lake Mead is nearing a record-low level. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026 But the pressure will be high, as patience is running exceedingly thin in Detroit these days. — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 16 July 2026 In 2012, then-Democratic Senators Joe Donnelly of Indiana and Claire McCaskill of Missouri were exceedingly vulnerable in states that had turned ruby red during their tenure. — David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for exceedingly

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Analyzing top player movement Changing schools is extremely common, with more than 17,000 athletes in Texas filling out a prior athletic participation form (PAPF) this past year, according to UIL executive director Jamie Harrison.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
Here’s an outpost of a chain with some extremely personal, local touches.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026

Definition of extremely

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That gets into the very annoying realization that some infinities are bigger than other infinities, which is mathematically true and conceptually uncomfortable.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 24 July 2026
Kim was very briefly a Big Ten starting quarterback — for five games at Michigan State in 2023.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of very

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This in addition to an incredibly massive health data and tracking software and app market, which has grown significantly since the early days of the smartphone.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
That’s only a 30% drop from its first weekend, an incredibly modest slide for a blockbuster.

— Lindsey Bahr, Fortune, 27 July 2026

Definition of incredibly

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Given that humans at OpenAI had decided to turn off some safeguards for the test, some have argued the outcome should not have been terribly surprising.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
In a world that had long equated labor with the physical act of making things, such a shift was seen as not terribly manly, and potentially dangerous to society as a whole.

— Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

Definition of terribly

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Only about half of employees in his research rated leaders highly in demonstrating care.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
After what Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self believes was a highly successful two-month summer set of workouts, the 14 Jayhawk players on the 2026-27 roster have headed to their hometowns for a month-long breather.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026

Definition of highly

Adverb

Did anyone else think Andriy and Bobby’s explanation of what happened in the workroom felt patchy too?

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2026
The leggings were still wet, heavily soiled, and badly deteriorated, LaHendro testified, making the edge detail too unreliable for comparison.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026

Definition of too

Adverb

The Rolling Stones, down to two original members, have released their 25th studio album, Foreign Tongues, and most of it is pretty damned good.

— David Harris, SPIN, 6 July 2026
But Cleveland State was, in fact, a damned good basketball team, as were most of the double-digit seed winners in NCAA Tournament history.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026

Definition of damned

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Energy is a key input into many goods and services given its broad use across the economy and so higher prices may fuel inflation.

— Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Under Georgia law, a judge can decide whether a defendant serves that sentence in prison or on probation, so Colin Gray could be released Thursday.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

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