muscularly

adverb

as in strongly
in a vigorous and forceful manner the driving rhythms and dramatic crescendos of the muscularly played final movement brought concertgoers to their feet

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muscularly
  1. strongly
  2. vigorously
  3. forcibly
  4. powerfully
  5. fiercely
  6. hard
  7. firmly
  8. forcefully
Adverb
  • Even with global unemployment at historically low levels, fewer than one in four workers strongly believe their job is safe from being eliminated, according to ADP Research.
    — Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • The difference between these two measurements gives the exciton binding energy, a key quantity that determines how strongly the electron and hole remain bound together.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026
Definition of strongly
Adverb
  • The president fought the outcomes of Carroll’s cases vigorously.
    — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026
  • Seal tightly without ice and shake vigorously for 10-15 seconds.
    — Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 8 July 2026
Definition of vigorously
Adverb
  • The International Rescue Committee estimates that there are 118 million people worldwide who have been forcibly displaced this year alone.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, videos also circulate of men on Russian streets being forcibly press-ganged into the army.
    — Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of forcibly
Adverb
  • Bernstein plays with that distance like a telephone cord wrapped around her fingers, and Eleni — played by the excellent newcomer Cemre Paksoy, powerfully helpless — only frays even more as the receiver is brought near the hook.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 July 2026
  • Their achievements powerfully demonstrate women's capacity for ambitious, high-stakes challenges.
    — Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of powerfully
Adverb
  • Every child deserves security, dignity, and a community that stands fiercely in their defense.
    — S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Meade plays her estranged sister, Erin Whisper, a hard-partying, fiercely independent single mother who never left.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 July 2026
Definition of fiercely
Adverb
  • Pushing too hard is a fast route to overuse injuries and trail burnout, and neither one gets you to the terminus.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
  • Others will argue, reasonably, that no other commercial industry staffs onboard physicians on most routes, and that the infrequency of serious events makes dedicated medical staffing hard to justify economically.
    — Sriman Swarup, STAT, 13 July 2026
Definition of hard
Adverb
  • His Hammness does show up, tongue planted firmly in his photogenic cheek, and reminds you that nobody does handsome-guy self-mockery better than Jon Hamm.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2026
  • Working with sections about 2 inches wide, wrap the hair firmly around a silk heatless curling ribbon, directing the hair away from the face.
    — Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 8 July 2026
Definition of firmly
Adverb
  • Even 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
  • Meeting with Gulf leaders late last month, Secretary of State Marco Rubio had spoken forcefully against Iran charging fees for transit through the strait.
    — Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 13 July 2026
Definition of forcefully
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“Muscularly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muscularly. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

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