MAGNIFICENTLY Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

magnificently

adverb

Definition of magnificently

as in impressively

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Recent Examples of magnificently In a dangerous time, Heather Cox Richardson has upheld those values magnificently. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026 Hüller is mesmerizing in what initially feels like a silent-film performance, magnificently expressive and physical, before the emotional wallop of the final act. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 Compare this with a similarly arresting later sequence, set deep within a magnificently mossy forest, where a band of hunters, led by Sung-ki (Zo In-sung, full of rascally charisma), do battle with Va’migere’s alien friends. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 Eric O’Neill Retirement planning is one way to keep more of your money, and protecting yourself from financial fraud is another important topic, which Spies, Lies and Cybercrime covers magnificently. — Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 On my itinerary, for example, there were five shows in five venues, each more magnificently appointed than the last. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026 New Zealand responded magnificently with a try in the eighth minute by Jordan. — ABC News, 4 July 2026 The game had see-sawed magnificently and the more functional Italians went on to match Brazil’s then-record three World Cup wins by beating Poland in the semi-finals and West Germany in the final, with Rossi scoring three more times to pick up the Golden Boot. — Will Jeanes, New York Times, 20 June 2026 But, typical of Hockney portraiture, the resulting drawings magnificently captured every crag in Auden’s impossibly craggy face. — Mark Rozzo, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026

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Its ships impressively roam the globe, with sailings from seven to 244 days across all continents.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
All the cookies are impressively big and one of the best deals in town.

— Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of impressively

Adverb

And it was richly deserved, according to Purdue University, which created the international award and named it after perhaps its most famous alumnus.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026
The Palm Springs compound is, at least in listing photos, done in a kind of old-California glamour, with richly colored polished woods, terra-cotta floors, and deep-red accents.

— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of richly

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This elegant space—owned by Italian friends and sumptuously renovated by an Italian designer—tones down the gaudiest of Moroccan clichés without sacrificing a sense of place.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 June 2026
Your composition captures flowers, chamoy and other candies and fruit sumptuously arranged in and around a ceramic jar from LACMA’s permanent collection.

— Stephanie Shih June 17, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026

Definition of sumptuously

Adverb

The end of summer, with its dimming heat and the dregs of a luxuriously unstructured schedule, is not it.

— Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026
Shoppers agree this duvet cover is luxuriously soft and washes so well that it can be put right back on the bed without any wrinkles.

— Melody Kazel, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of luxuriously

Adverb

Aviation learned, repeatedly and expensively, what happens when human skills atrophy inside that gap.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2026
The room, its walls expensively craquelure'd to resemble fractured eggshells, its pale taffeta curtains billowing in the chill English breeze, is more Hollywood boudoir than office.

— Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026

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