FIERCELY Synonyms: 138 Similar and Opposite Words

fiercely

adverb

ˈfirs-lē

Definition of fiercely

as in extremely

to a great degree fiercely hot weather

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Recent Examples of fiercely Over 30 hours, Reagan and Gorbachev fiercely debated in an effort to bring peace and the end of the Cold War. — Barry Levitt, Time, 14 Aug. 2026 Kelly Osbourne is fiercely defending her late father, Ozzy Osbourne, after Dee Snider took aim at his musical legacy. — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026 The company has been racing to build out its enterprise business and win customers in the fiercely competitive market, which was one of Dresser's main priorities. — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026 Sigman plays Carmen Belandria, a no-nonsense, fiercely loyal mother and wife of Miguel. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fiercely

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Members of the search-and-rescue team who helped save the friends say the area is extremely treacherous and potentially dangerous even in daylight and perfect conditions.

— Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
The Washington Capitals’ system is headlined by the highly creative Cole Hutson and the extremely competitive Ryan Leonard.

— Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of extremely

Adverb

Anna’s sheer lace dress with a huge keyhole in the front and an open back is fine but also like a million other dresses; the same goes for Jude’s nicely constructed, but very familiar, black velvet dress with a corset.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026
Quarterback Tommy DeVito looked to him on a go route on the very next play, but Williams didn’t cut back inside for the ball, which appeared to frustrate Vrabel on the sideline.

— Chad Graff, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of very

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Seattle’s pipeline is incredibly healthy, anchored by a top defense prospect in Chase Reid and a highly skilled pivot in Jake O’Brien.

— Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
The combination bristles feel amazing on my scalp (like the best head scratch ever) while also smoothing my incredibly frizzy hair.

— Kiana Murden, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of incredibly

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These guys might do much of the unglamorous work that goes unnoticed, breaking up play, playing short passes and sliding across into position to snuff out counter-attacks, but their role is highly valued in the transfer market.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
People who have it are highly capable learners, but need to be taught in a direct, explicit way.

— Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of highly

Adverb

The state senator from Greenwich says Lamont has been too loose with state budget policies and should have generated even more savings to ease Connecticut’s debt burdens.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
That’s not too dissimilar from the path Mattingly took to the field Thursday.

— Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of too

Adverb

But when careers in public interest law become less financially sustainable – or less financially predictable – recruiting the attorneys communities desperately need becomes even harder.

— Verna L. Williams, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Photos of the missing included a young mother and her baby in Pereira; another showed an 80-year-old woman in Cali whose family was desperately looking for details after her building collapsed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of desperately

Adverb

The two lawmakers have intensely criticized Fauci over the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic for years, with Paul recently releasing diary entries penned by Fauci during the height of the pandemic.

— Joe Walsh, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Though Hallegua and Josephai rarely meet, both are intensely proud of their ancient heritage.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of intensely

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