GORGEOUSLY Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

gorgeously

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Definition of gorgeously

as in richly

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Recent Examples of gorgeously Sandy Honig made a short film, The Weird Guy, last year that is so funny and also gorgeously shot. — Lisa Hanawalt, The New York Review of Books, 15 Aug. 2026 One Friday post, for example, shows footage from Super Heavy of Ship cruising away shortly after stage separation, its six Raptors glowing with exertion against the backdrop of a gorgeously blue Earth. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 27 July 2026 The dress is made from a light, airy material that drapes gorgeously over your body. — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026 In a broadly sweet, vivacious and gorgeously sung set Tuesday, that sentiment revealed the moral clarity that bolsters her songs about devotion and intimacy. — Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 Toys in the Attic (2009) From The Pied Piper’s Jiří Barta comes this absolutely gorgeously detailed look at a group of toys and other objects that come to life when no one is looking. — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026 Prospero’s final speech, gorgeously delivered here by Wyn Davies, continues the theme. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 Thrilling smoky minerality on the nose with an abundance of floral aromatics that is laced with a citrus salinity, such as lemon confit, that has marked acidity and finishing aromas of seashell, making this a gorgeously gastronomic wine. — Cathrine Todd, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 Love, longing, humor and nostalgia tell the story in gorgeously sung compositions. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 25 June 2026

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That's because stocks are once again richly valued while bonds are super cheap on a relative basis.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026
Heidi Ardizzione’s biography is a dishy story of a life richly lived.

— Anne E. Fernald, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of richly

Adverb

The early quantum pioneers didn’t realize — at first — that the arcane math that strikingly captured the conduct of atoms had left the real world behind.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
Trump’s potential Republican successors, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, differ strikingly in their views of what to do next.

— Nate Swanson, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of strikingly

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For Clarke, the nineteen-seventies were eventful, sometimes spectacularly so.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
Winnipeg’s old-school approach to line matching worked spectacularly during most of Rick Bowness’ tenure and again in 2024-25 under Scott Arniel.

— Murat Ates, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of spectacularly

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Here in the famous Festival Theatre, the sprite Ariel, played in splendidly sprightly fashion by Marissa Orjalo, opens up the top of a piano, a piece of island flotsam and Prospero, in the form of the veteran actor Geraint Wyn Davies, shoves his coat inside, throws up his hands and closes the lid.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
And here is a helpful tip — a teaspoon of honey enhances the flavors splendidly.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 16 June 2026

Definition of splendidly

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He was hired by McCartney to be the head of A&R at Apple Records, the company launched by the Beatles in April 1968, and was the one who brought in James Taylor, producing his first album — which, in fact, was ornately overproduced, and didn’t make much of a mark.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 June 2026
The one-shoulder dress was designed with a billowing, one-shoulder top with an ornately speckled red and white pattern motif throughout.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 June 2026

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