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 Although China has adopted a more outward-looking approach to international affairs in the 50 years since his death, his memory is still fiercely protected by the ruling Communist Party. — Tom Williams, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026 Rooting it very fiercely in a time period felt like the wrong choice. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2026 The first season of Carrie follows misfit high-schooler Carrie White (Howell) who has spent her life hidden away inside the walls of her home with her fiercely protective mother, Margaret (Samantha Sloyan). — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026 The collection ultimately reveals not just a four-song fluke but three fiercely ambitious young writers inventing themselves in real time. — Cary Baker, SPIN, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fiercely

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How Cube Steak Is Used and Cooked Cube steak is extremely versatile.

— Natalia Vela, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2026
California has gotten extremely soft on accountability with youth.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of extremely

Adverb

In the mid-1970s, the building housing the Westin opened as the very first Holiday Inn resort in the Caribbean, with Buoy Haus’s beachfront location opening as a low-rise motor inn shortly after.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
After multiple attempts to press forward, the message of the direction of the school was received very clearly.

— Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of very

Adverb

Even if those numbers aren’t precisely right, the idea that Kucherov asked to be traded suggests the two sides are not terribly close.

— John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026
But then this is not exactly a grittily realistic flashback, or one terribly concerned with details of historical timeline.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of terribly

Adverb

Tuesday’s lawsuit is the fourth legal challenge brought against the president’s highly controversial monument.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 11 Nov. 2026
The economic ripple effects of a case Those indirect costs can add up quickly because measles is highly contagious and a single infected person can expose dozens of others.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of highly

Adverb

Mercury retrograde in Scorpio leaves room for private reflection, too.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
The Hope spent much of its time ferrying sailors and the wounded from other ships or ports to military hospitals, and like the Comfort, it too was attacked multiple times, though each attack failed, usually just missing the ship.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of too

Adverb

When Franklyn desperately tried to apologize and offered to speak to Portnoy directly to try and rectify the situation, Cooper instead allegedly encouraged her to see a psychiatrist recommended by her family.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2026
Down by your ankles are bicycle pedals desperately maintaining the argument that this belongs somewhere in the ebike family, while six inches above the bars is a touchscreen doing the same job as the TFT on a modern touring motorcycle.

— Kevin Fanady, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of desperately

Adverb

Newton dedicated himself even more intensely to his research during this period, making impressive strides in optics and kinematics and even developing a theory of gravitation.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2026
During the party, Franklyn remembers feeling intensely out of place with her co-workers, which led her to drink heavily.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2026

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