Synonyms of heartily

heartily

adverb

ˈhär-tə-lē 

1

as in cheerfully

in a cheerful or happy manner

the parishioners laughed heartily at the pastor's good-natured quips

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheerfully
• happily
• brightly
• joyfully
• smilingly
• merrily
• cheerily
• jovially
• jocosely
• mirthfully
• gaily
• joyously
• exuberantly
• giddily
• laughingly
• gladly
• amusedly
• lightheartedly
• blithely
• friendly
• good-naturedly
• amicably
• breezily
• jocularly
• rapturously
• optimistically
• sunnily
• blissfully
• hopefully
• good-humoredly
• sanguinely
• friendlily
• gigglingly
• elatedly
• euphorically
• blithesomely
• gladsomely

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• heavily
• unhappily
• miserably
• darkly
• morosely
• bleakly
• dejectedly
• abjectly
• sorrowfully
• despondently
• disconsolately
• wretchedly
• mournfully
• sternly
• dolefully
• plaintively
• forlornly
• sullenly
• cheerlessly
• sourly
• glumly
• dispiritedly
• sulkily
• gloomily
• dourly
• dismally
• pessimistically
• drearily
• dolorously
• blackly
• mirthlessly

2

as in fully

to a full extent or degree

I am heartily tired of this spring-cleaning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fully
• completely
• totally
• quite
• perfectly
• all
• thoroughly
• utterly
• wholly
• well
• even
• entirely
• fast
• absolutely
• exactly
• wide
• entire
• out
• soundly
• enough
• all the way
• for fair
• altogether
• to pieces
• dead
• at length
• in whole
• clean
• flat
• full
• down to the ground
• to bits
• all over
• basically
• down the line
• through and through
• unqualifiedly
• to the max
• categorically
• all of
• to the hilt
• generally
• substantially
• plumb
• greatly
• mostly
• largely
• generously
• cold
• downright
• plain
• chiefly
• principally
• copiously
• mainly
• abundantly
• primarily
• predominantly
• by and large
• more or less
• predominately
• hands down
• overall
• stone-cold
• stone

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• partially
• partly
• halfway
• just
• slightly
• half
• scarcely
• incompletely
• hardly
• somewhat
• superficially
• minimally
• barely
• marginally
• part
• approximately
• roughly
• kind of

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heartily

Having heartily amused himself with his little trick in the privacy of the bathroom, Rosales went to bed. — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026

Best Restaurants LaltroBaffo Puglia’s seafood is almost as famous as its orecchiette, and both Sambati and Waldon heartily recommend trying it at LaltroBaffo, an Otranto restaurant helmed by chef Cristina Conte, who turns out sophisticated takes on traditional Salento recipes. — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2026

The race will be run, and heartily so, but at Laurel. — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026

At the surrounding tables patrons were talking, laughing, slapping one another heartily on the back. — Literary Hub, 14 May 2026