greatheartedly

adverb

Definition of greatheartedlynext
as in honorably
in a manner befitting a person of the highest character and ideals greatheartedly refusing to profit from his pharmacological discoveries, he never applied for any patents

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greatheartedly
  1. honorably
  2. greatly
  3. heroically
Adverb
  • Set in modern-day Buffalo, Don’t Go Gentle follows Tanya Jenkins, a mother and Army medic who was honorably discharged.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Nash was honorably discharged from the Air Force in 2016 and worked as a contractor overseas, teaching pilots to fly F-15.
    — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of honorably
Adverb
  • The harder question is whether benefiting so greatly from that foundation creates some responsibility to leave it stronger for whoever comes next.
    — Linda K. Brown Stroh, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Johnson, meanwhile, has improved greatly since a rough Week 1 performance in which the Las Vegas Raiders seemingly picked on the rookie.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of greatly
Adverb
  • The daffodils here were almost finished, apart from one little patch of stragglers still flowering on heroically against the odds.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The 2025 second-round pick heroically forced and recovered a goal-line fumble in last season’s overtime road win over the Rams.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of heroically
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“Greatheartedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greatheartedly. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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