Synonyms of purely

purely

adverb

ˈpyu̇r-lē 

1

as in innocently

with purity of thought and deed

the devout girl vowed to live her life purely and in the service of God

Synonyms & Similar Words

• innocently
• properly
• chastely
• morally
• virtuously
• righteously
• modestly
• decently
• decorously
• primly
• priggishly
• prudishly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wickedly
• sinfully
• evilly
• immorally
• vulgarly
• obscenely
• indecently
• impurely
• lasciviously
• lewdly
• lustfully

2

as in solely

for nothing other than

I fish purely for the fun of it—I don't care if I end up with no fish to fry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• solely
• only
• exclusively
• just
• simply
• primarily
• alone
• mainly
• mostly
• largely
• basically
• principally
• chiefly
• predominantly
• generally
• substantially
• by and large

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• also
• likewise
• besides
• additionally

3

as in only

nothing more than

her pleasantries were purely for show and masked her true feelings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• only
• just
• merely
• simply
• but

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of purely

The supreme courts of Michigan, Ohio and Oklahoma have all prohibited seizing private property to give it to another private party purely for economic development. — Aaron Walayat, The Conversation, 16 July 2026

He was born in the United States purely because his mother, who was trying to fly back to Europe from New York City, was deemed too pregnant to get on the plane by one of the flight attendants, and so stayed in New York. — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Zero is the first sailing yacht of her size and type designed to operate purely on renewable energy, according to Vripack. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 July 2026

Therefore, this discovery paves the way for an entirely new method of discovering comets purely by their motion. — Darryl Z. Seligman, Scientific American, 10 July 2026