MORTALLY Synonyms: 138 Similar and Opposite Words

mortally

adverb

ˈmȯr-tᵊl-ē

Definition of mortally

as in terribly

to a great degree I'm mortally certain that I've seen that guy before

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Recent Examples of mortally In emergency medicine, triage prioritizes care for the mortally wounded and injured first. — Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026 The Platner campaign, mortally wounded but still breathing, is fighting with the state party over a successor. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 July 2026 In 1804, Vice President Aaron Burr mortally wounded former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton during a pistol duel in Weehawken, New Jersey. — ABC News, 22 June 2026 Extremely mad bordering on mortally offended in Pittsburgh, where Dan Muse claimed Crosby had never been given an embellishment penalty in 21 years. — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mortally

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Even if those numbers aren’t precisely right, the idea that Kucherov asked to be traded suggests the two sides are not terribly close.

— John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026
But then this is not exactly a grittily realistic flashback, or one terribly concerned with details of historical timeline.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of terribly

Adverb

In the mid-1970s, the building housing the Westin opened as the very first Holiday Inn resort in the Caribbean, with Buoy Haus’s beachfront location opening as a low-rise motor inn shortly after.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
After multiple attempts to press forward, the message of the direction of the school was received very clearly.

— Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of very

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Hospitals in the north lack health workers, medicines and equipment, while ambulance services are severely limited and insecurity is obstructing medical deliveries, Tedros said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Utley fractured the vertebrae in his neck and severely damaged his spinal cord.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of severely

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Tuesday’s lawsuit is the fourth legal challenge brought against the president’s highly controversial monument.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 11 Nov. 2026
The economic ripple effects of a case Those indirect costs can add up quickly because measles is highly contagious and a single infected person can expose dozens of others.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of highly

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Then poachers kill his partner and child, leaving Norden badly wounded.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026
Now evicted from her West Wing corner office, with the president’s agenda in tatters, Wiles has learned that fealty to Trump almost always ends badly.

— Chris Whipple, Vanity Fair, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of badly

Adverb

Mercury retrograde in Scorpio leaves room for private reflection, too.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
The Hope spent much of its time ferrying sailors and the wounded from other ships or ports to military hospitals, and like the Comfort, it too was attacked multiple times, though each attack failed, usually just missing the ship.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026

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