extremely

adverb

ik-ˈstrēm-lē How to pronounce extremely (audio)
Definition of extremelynext
as in very
to a great degree an extremely hot day

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Recent Examples of extremely Stewart, though, has been extremely careful to avoid overt advocacy—the rare exception being a successful 2010 push to get congressional Republicans to pass health care coverage for 9/11 first responders. — Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026 Everything is incredibly close, teams are even, and every single game is extremely difficult. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026 The vaccine is safe and is extremely effective at preventing measles, Philadelphia health officials said. — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 12 July 2026 If things turn out extremely well, this group could be middle-of-the-pack in the league. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for extremely
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extremely
  1. very
  2. incredibly
  3. terribly
  4. highly
  5. too
  6. so
  7. badly
  8. damned
Adverb
  • Dior presented its Diorissima collection at Villa Dior, a space dedicated to Dior’s very important customers (VICs).
    — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 10 July 2026
  • The stewards of the forest About 100 miles northwest of the Tahoe Basin, lower down in the foothills, survivors of the epic 2018 Camp fire that destroyed the town of Paradise have a very different relationship with forest stewards.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of very
Adverb
  • The senior-citizen ballers, whose core lineup still incredibly includes Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards, may even take things on the road.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • Graham and his sister shared an incredibly close relationship.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Definition of incredibly
Adverb
  • The reputations of our decent and hard-working journalists were terribly impugned, and today they have been exonerated.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 7 July 2026
  • Your assumption of my competence, while gracious, would be terribly misguided.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
Definition of terribly
Adverb
  • Diapers are synonymous with babies, who are born with highly absorbent skin.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • Matt Harris, a political science professor at Park University in Parkville, emphasized the highly unusual circumstances surrounding the 5th District, which was drawn mid-decade to boost Republicans’ chances.
    — Jack Harvel July 15, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
Definition of highly
Adverb
  • Spindle said the Samueli Foundation has launched a third fund, OC Plus, that’s aimed at helping local nonprofits collaborate on projects that might be too big, or too complex, for a single nonprofit.
    — Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
  • But that is labor intensive, and when a fire burns thousands of acres, the time and cost involved can be too high.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of too
Adverb
  • The problem is that this group is mostly comprised of uncultured idiots, so Shai and Georgia are the only people who know what Rocky Horror is.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 July 2026
  • Part of what makes AI so useful in health and medicine is that the technology excels at identifying trends in large swaths of data, said Jason Droege, CEO of Scale AI, which worked with Mayo Clinic to develop Record Time.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Definition of so
Adverb
  • Human and animal circadian rhythms could be badly affected if the sun—or a simulacrum of it—never sets.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 July 2026
  • What Peng is arguing is that the AI boom’s boosters — and a lot of investors pricing that boom into equities — may be badly miscalibrated on timing.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 July 2026
Definition of badly
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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