POTENTLY Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

potently

adverb

Definition of potently

as in aggressively

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Recent Examples of potently As the bond between the two men grows and Henry works the land beside Carlos, their evolving relationship is potently conveyed through the music Quijada and Robinson make together. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 Hong conjures potently dramatic situations, complex characters, a sense of history and societal tensions. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 June 2026 Which is a noble aim, though the parable might register more potently if Athane and Nguyen looked beyond the most obvious of clichés. — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026 The possibility of a historic crash-out was patently, potently real. — Brendan Marks, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026 Though the conversation didn't quite reach any actionable solutions beyond what has been discussed as already in progress, like Rawls' work, there was one clear message potently felt across the room — one of urgency. — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2026 Over the course of its five-season run, Stranger Things repeatedly found ways to resurrect Eighties culture, perhaps no more potently than through its many memorable needle drops. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2026 His commentary across the film, which potently mixes 16mm film and contemporary digital imagery that encompass the multiple eras of Adrian’s life, switches between adoration and regret befitting a father still contending with such a devastating loss. — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025

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Fresh off a recent campaign visit to Michigan, Vance above all aimed at Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, who the vice president has attacked aggressively for invoking his wife, Usha Vance, on the campaign trail.

— Joey Garrison, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Those that handle that challenge aggressively stand to come out on top.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of aggressively

Adverb

Sinner expects a lack of rhythm and for Zverev to put their past aside and come out assertively.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 12 July 2026
After sitting a bit on the sidelines in the early days of the generative AI boom, risk-adverse finance departments are more assertively using these tools, with 75% reporting using AI compared to just 30% two years ago.

— John Kell, Fortune, 20 May 2026

Definition of assertively

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Both were competitive, and huge television ratings will surely follow.

— Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Zendaya was surely hard to miss on the red carpet, dazzling in a custom Prada gown embellished with what appeared to be silver sequins and appliqués and sheer white fabric at the low-cut neckline.

— Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of surely

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There have been rotations into the sleepier parts of the market, such as industrials, healthcare, and energy, all solidly in the green.

— Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
The seat is solidly blue and is all but certain to go to Markey in November against Republican John Deaton.

— Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of solidly

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Amid the resurgence of Japanese cinema on the international festival circuit over the past few years, one resolutely indie banner, Bitters End, has been quietly growing its profile across production, distribution and international sales.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
Kopple’s documentary is a time capsule, offering a concentrated taste of an earlier moment in American culture, now resolutely over.

— Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of resolutely

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The pork producers group has also intensively lobbied for legislation called the Save Our Bacon Act, which would overturn the state laws.

— Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Sep. 2026
Whalers hunted bowheads intensively in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, pushing them towards extinction.

— Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

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