monumentally

adverb

Definition of monumentallynext
as in highly
to a large extent or degree your parents will be monumentally disappointed if you don't go to college

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Recent Examples of monumentally Leading a government delivering services for 70 million people will be a monumentally larger task with problems on a larger scale and facing issues foreign to a leader of a region with 3 million residents. — ABC News, 19 July 2026 Between there, and running upstairs to supervise fittings of his monumentally sculptural work with his stylist Tallulah Harlech, the designer caught a rare moment to sit and talk. — Sarah Mower, Vogue, 3 July 2026 The pharmaceutical giants behind the monumentally successful weight loss drugs Wegovy and Mounjaro have been teasing an expansion into other aesthetic fields like hair loss or skin care. — Allison Deangelis, STAT, 24 June 2026 By populating the green with so many conflicting personalities, director and cowriter Harold Ramis makes golf seem both monumentally silly and, despite its staid trappings, unexpectedly freewheeling. — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026 The closure of the Parkway East will be monumentally disruptive to the extent that PennDOT is suggesting that planning a vacation might be a good idea. — John Shumway, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026 Yes, there were two monumentally disappointing campaigns in that span, both unspooled by drama. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026 The state funeral was to be held the next day, and while everyone else would write about the ceremonies, the dignitaries attending, and the circumstances that led to the monumentally somber occasion, Breslin decided to tell a different story. — Harrison Monarth, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026 The deluge of Canucks content on Wednesday ran the gamut from meaningful to concerning to monumentally preposterous. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monumentally
  1. highly
  2. greatly
  3. utterly
  4. considerably
  5. much
Adverb
  • In countries like Germany and Austria, the collection of such ethnic data remains highly taboo due to the historical misuse of ethnic and racial records during the Holocaust.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • The new reefs also make fishing more accessible for people without boats or those who don’t own land on the highly privatized lake.
    — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Definition of highly
Adverb
  • The recent return of service by American Airlines and United Airlines has greatly increased the number of passengers using the airport in Carlsbad over the last two years, according to the San Diego County Department of Public Works.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • For this reason, studies that measure whether a kid has access to any platform, whether an underage user is using an account or not, will greatly underestimate the law’s effects.
    — Ravi Iyer, Time, 18 July 2026
Definition of greatly
Adverb
  • If Vance now recognizes his comments as churlish, lacking in charity, and utterly unlikely to persuade voters, much less witness to the sublime truths of the Christian religion, good for him.
    — Matthew Walther, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
  • But as yesterday’s race showed, the current F1 machinery is utterly ill-suited to this dramatic venue.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026
Definition of utterly
Adverb
  • The planet had remained hidden in the data all this time, overshadowed by its considerably brighter star and two companion planets.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
  • In this situation, the Bao 5 feels impressively punchy and is certainly capable of keeping pace with considerably more expensive rivals.
    — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of considerably
Adverb
  • But China can’t possibly rely this much on its inventories for much longer.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • When these systems fall apart, outbreaks can become uncontrollable, more expensive and much more difficult to control.
    — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of much

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“Monumentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monumentally. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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