EXCEPTIONALLY Synonyms: 137 Similar and Opposite Words

exceptionally

adverb

Definition of exceptionally

as in extremely

to a great or unusual degree She was an exceptionally talented dancer.

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Recent Examples of exceptionally Nolan, for his directorial or writing faults, is an exceptionally talented technical filmmaker, and seemed tailor made to bring ancient Greece and the legendary story to life. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026 With the impact threat removed, scientists now view the flyby as a rare opportunity to observe how Earth's gravity affects an asteroid during an exceptionally close encounter. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 6 July 2026 The breaks occurred on June 26 when exceptionally heavy rainfall caused the failure in the 42-inch sewer force main near the South Mill Street Pumping Station in Haverhill. — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 5 July 2026 Managing the fuel cycle, specifically the processing, handling, and recycling of the exceptionally rare hydrogen isotope tritium, remains one of the most significant engineering challenges to achieving commercial nuclear fusion. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for exceptionally

Recent Examples of Synonyms for exceptionally

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The team turned to the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory, a stadium-sized synchrotron facility that produces extremely bright X-ray beams.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
Teasing out the impact of a small dose of radiation that occurs in addition to all those other exposures is extremely challenging, and the impact of extremely low exposures has not been decisively demonstrated.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026

Definition of extremely

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But the feeling of release as the bowstrings were left vibrating in my arms was palpable, intensely satisfying.

— Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Listening for survivors requires near-total silence, and time is running out more than three days after the two intensely destructive earthquakes and hundreds of aftershocks.

— Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 29 June 2026