Synonyms of highly

highly

adverb

ˈhī-lē 

1

as in extremely

to a great degree

though she didn't win, she was highly satisfied with her personal results for the marathon

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in greatly

to a large extent or degree

that is highly different from your first idea for a family vacation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• greatly
• utterly
• considerably
• much
• significantly
• broadly
• extensively
• largely
• hugely
• tremendously
• massively
• noticeably
• enormously
• staggeringly
• vastly
• monumentally
• astronomically
• monstrously
• stupendously
• a lot
• big-time
• colossally
• sizably
• no end
• appreciably
• by half
• abundantly
• plentifully
• amply
• copiously
• healthily

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slightly
• little
• nominally
• modestly
• negligibly
• hardly
• minimally
• minutely
• scarcely
• barely
• just
• microscopically
• imperceptibly
• fractionally
• insignificantly
• infinitesimally
• invisibly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of highly

Emotional Women Telenovelas have largely reinforced the image of Latin American women as highly emotional and unstable figures who could only reach happiness by way of a sequence of obstacles. — Damaly Gonzalez, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

For more than a decade, people diagnosed with hep C have struggled to access the highly effective medications. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026

The warm and charismatic straight-shooter, who has clocked 20 years in the biz, has no qualms with exposing the inner workings of what can be a highly secretive industry. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026

The satellite was launched into a highly elliptical orbit above Earth in May and is a collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences to study solar and geomagnetic storms and space weather. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026