HIGHLY Synonyms: 158 Similar and Opposite Words

highly

adverb

ˈhī-lē

Definition of highly

as in extremely

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

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as in greatly

to a large extent or degree that is highly different from your first idea for a family vacation

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Recent Examples of highly At first, the Comma Neo and OpenPilot supported a single Acura and single Honda model, but by 2020, the company’s software and $999 device were rated more highly by Consumer Reports than any OEM system. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026 Nscale warns in its S-1 that its business is highly dependent on a small number of customers. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026 In a highly competitive situation, Netflix has landed Hoops, based on Kennedy Ryan’s book series, for drama series development. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026 Earlier this week, in an interview with CNN, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was highly critical of the relationship Washington and Caracas have been forging in recent months. — Alfredo Meza, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for highly

Recent Examples of Synonyms for highly

Adverb

The romance genre is extremely popular on the publishing side with massive engaged fan bases, and buyers on the film and TV side recognize the potential for that to translate to the screen.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
Earthquakes and bradyseisms are very rare; the continents move extremely slowly.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of extremely

Adverb

The machine does not need to have its own consciousness and desires to be utterly deadly.

— Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2026
The show’s composer, Stephen Schwartz, and director, Howard Sponseller, seemed utterly taken with this tall, skinny girl, whose name was Gilda Radner.

— Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of utterly

Adverb

As tales of touring and recording with Diddy in other episodes fail to lead to a query about what the Bad Boy founder has been up to since 2024, the doc feels time-stamped and a few considerably eventful years old for the people who come up.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
The machine has been given a distinctly Terminator-style appearance for the event, including a menacing head that makes the scene look considerably more cinematic than a conventional robotics demonstration.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of considerably

Adverb

But supplies of Gulf energy to the West are now looking much more precarious.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 20 Sep. 2026
Defense answers the call early During the week, TCU head coach Sonny Dykes praised the overall play of his defense, but wanted to see the unit start much faster after lackluster starts against Grambling State and North Carolina.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2026