Synonyms of firmly

firmly

adverb

as in strongly

in a vigorous and forceful manner

stomped his feet firmly to get the snow off his boots

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strongly
• vigorously
• forcibly
• hard
• vehemently
• fiercely
• powerfully
• forcefully
• sturdily
• stoutly
• energetically
• eagerly
• stiffly
• dynamically
• strenuously
• roundly
• explosively
• with might and main
• with a vengeance
• fast
• sharply
• mightily
• violently
• like gangbusters
• muscularly
• actively
• solidly
• steadily
• robustly
• surely
• intently
• squarely
• rigidly
• resolutely
• steadfastly
• emphatically
• to beat the band
• intensively
• briskly
• determinedly
• aggressively
• crisply
• soundly
• heartily
• smartly
• spiritedly
• lustily
• fixedly
• decidedly
• animatedly
• roughshod
• gamely
• purposefully
• assertively
• manfully
• vivaciously
• directly
• potently
• hammer and tongs
• spunkily
• snappily

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gently
• weakly
• softly
• feebly
• delicately
• faintly
• shakily
• lazily
• languidly
• listlessly
• halfheartedly
• uncertainly
• frailly
• ineffectually
• ineffectively
• lamely
• impotently
• bloodlessly
• spiritlessly
• spinelessly
• nervelessly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of firmly

Xi appears to be in a stronger position, having overseen a surge in China's trade and firmly in control of supplies of rare earth minerals that give him powerful leverage. — Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026

The play seems to want to flirt with the idea of Grand Guignol, even if remains more firmly rooted in the land of Samuel Beckett. — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

The Israeli government has firmly denied the claim, accusing the UN inquiry’s authors of being Hamas proxies. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

The Fairfax 20' is currently up for sale for US$33,750, which is firmly on the lower end of the budget in the US nowadays. — New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026

While the Red Sox are firmly locked into their wild-card seeding regardless of this weekend’s games, the Cubs entered Wednesday in a three-way tie for the NL’s top spot with the Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

The Week 1 loss against the New York Giants appeared to be firmly in the rearview mirror. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

But while chemtrails are firmly in the realm of conspiracy theory, electromagnetic fields and radio frequency radiation exposure have been studied for decades. — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026

At Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse, with three locations in the Des Moines metro and nine more from Colorado to Illinois, Whalen leans firmly to the cream side. — Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 22 Sep. 2026