EXCELLENTLY Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

excellently

adverb

Definition of excellently

as in superbly

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Recent Examples of excellently Based on a video game, the sci-fi thriller is excellently maddening and surprisingly emotional. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 24 July 2026 Yet, outside the excellently claustrophobic Trojan Horse scenes, Nolan is more interested in exploring his anguish than his spoils. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026 With two goals across the seven games, Porro is a perfect example of that — often acting as a foil for Yamal and linking excellently with his team-mates across the pitch. — Mark Carey, New York Times, 18 July 2026 The smooth, sweet soft serve paired excellently with the crunchy and slightly salty rice crisps. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 June 2026 Dmitry’s con man partner, the oh-so-Russian called Vlad Popov, is excellently personified by the twinkly-eyed, merry Peyton Crim. — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 9 June 2026 The spacious interior boasts great legroom and excellently padded leather seats, while Toyota brings their usual safety features. — Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026 In that sense, Shadbolt’s food doesn’t have to argue for British cooking so much as simply to practice it, excellently. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 17 May 2026 Mullvad performed excellently during our latest round of tests. — Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 22 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for excellently

Adverb

Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve give superbly restrained performances as a married couple who have immigrated from Romania to a small seaside town in Norway with their four children.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
This was possible in large part because toads are opportunistic and superbly adaptable creatures.

— Kimon de Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of superbly

Adverb

Though marvelously affirming for film fans, this is not a sustainable business plan.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
There’s a running gag about vampires peeing blood at public urinals This marvelously fun shift in tone more than justifies the title change.

— Judy Berman, Time, 2 June 2026

Definition of marvelously

Adverb

The best type of tea to re-steep is anything that starts very potent, or features tea leaves that are on the larger, coarser side, rather than finely ground.

— Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2026
Find out for yourself in this finely detailed and utterly absorbing book, which reads like a thriller of the highest order.

— Air Mail, Air Mail, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of finely

Adverb

Before any of our fabulously talented Test Kitchen editors even pick up a knife or whisk, every concept is considered and debated by multiple Bon Appétit staff members.

— Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026
The result is fabulously decadent and the perfect recipe for using up oodles and oodles of summer squash.

— Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of fabulously

Adverb

All were toothy, seething numbers, and all were terrifically fun.

— Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026
This entire scene is terrifically tense, kicking off with a stunning shot of the two women standing in defensive positions on the golf course, birds swirling ominously in the cloudy sky above.

— Erin Qualey, Vulture, 15 July 2026

Definition of terrifically

Adverb

The pale tortilla was dappled with shades of brown, toasty and tawny—simplicity, done superlatively.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 3 May 2026
Even Joe, who has shown himself to be superlatively capable of ignoring other people’s feelings, knows that Max’s red-hot temper is best handled with care.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026

Definition of superlatively

Adverb

The trio’s minimalist approach to electronic pop music — which draws from dream pop, electro-rock and other styles — has aged impeccably over the years.

— Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026
Greenfield, 45 — who played Schmidt, the impeccably groomed, neat freak on the show — appeared on the Friday, July 31 episode of Today with Jenna & Sheinelle.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026

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