Synonyms of heavily

heavily

adverb

ˈhe-və-lē 

as in extremely

to a great degree

heavily spiced sausage

the family was heavily in debt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• extremely
• highly
• terribly
• very
• incredibly
• badly
• severely
• too
• so
• intensely
• greatly
• damned
• desperately
• really
• damn
• seriously
• wildly
• far
• much
• especially
• most
• fiercely
• particularly
• super
• that
• jolly
• immensely
• specially
• exceptionally
• hugely
• full
• awfully
• fantastically
• thoroughly
• vitally
• fabulously
• deeply
• exceedingly
• extra
• totally
• enormously
• such
• supremely
• mighty
• completely
• absolutely
• real
• vastly
• good and
• majorly
• way
• uncommonly
• mortally
• entirely
• awful
• remarkably
• frightfully
• utterly
• archly
• positively
• significantly
• sorely
• mightily
• sore
• passing
• eminently
• achingly
• wicked
• deadly
• bone
• a lot
• colossally
• cracking
• surpassingly
• wholly
• roaring
• thumping
• beastly
• considerably
• rattling
• extensively
• whacking
• fully
• noticeably
• monstrous
• ever
• almighty
• roaringly
• dang
• filthy
• corking
• spanking
• blisteringly
• radically
• notably
• substantially
• profoundly
• purely
• visibly
• as all get-out
• right
• obviously
• unco
• stinking
• markedly
• downright
• excessively
• plentifully
• flat-out
• appreciably
• abundantly
• palpably
• altogether
• obscenely
• plainly
• discernibly
• monumentally
• astronomically
• amazingly
• astonishingly
• monstrously
• overmuch
• grandly
• staggeringly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• somewhat
• slightly
• little
• nominally
• negligibly
• just
• minimally
• barely
• marginally
• hardly
• scarcely
• scantily
• meagerly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heavily

That distinction matters because admissions today rely more heavily than ever on institutional judgment and less than ever on objective measures that applicants, parents, policymakers, and even faculty can independently evaluate. — Scott White, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

India relies heavily on foreign AI models and computing hardware, which makes its AI ambitions vulnerable to export control directives of other countries. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz,priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 July 2026

The colonies, with a fast-growing population of some two million, paid virtually no taxes to the home country, while heavily taxed Britain paid for their defence. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 4 July 2026

Cornyn’s loss weighs heavily on Senate Republicans, who suggest that Paxton could cost the party an extra $100 million to defend the seat. — Thomas Beaumont, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2026