RELEVANTLY Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

relevantly

adverb

Definition of relevantly

as in meaningfully

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Recent Examples of relevantly If the answer to that question is no, or more relevantly, not soon enough to satisfy investors’ expectations about the future, then the fallout in global equities could be brutal. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025 The Her Smell director (and, relevantly, former Kim’s Video clerk) fully taps into his dark side for this sadistic little number about a community terrorized by a child-abducting serial killer. — A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025 In the ‘70s and ‘80s, Farrow collaborated with the likes of Balenciaga, Yves Saint Laurent and Pucci on sunglasses, when the category was still relevantly small and brands didn’t have licensing partnerships. — Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025

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Adverb

Employees, in turn, need practical support both to understand how their AI use is evaluated and to develop the skills required to meaningfully and efficiently contribute with AI in the long-term.

— Paul Keary, Fortune, 23 July 2026
The Recording Academy is introducing Best Asian Pop Music Performance, a category that recognizes K-pop, J-pop, C-pop and other pop recordings that meaningfully incorporate at least one Asian language.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of meaningfully

Adverb

More pertinently, while improved forecasts are to be welcomed, United will still fall further behind several rivals this season in the earnings stakes, a natural byproduct of missing out on this season’s UEFA Champions League.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 27 May 2026
In the same way characters come and go, bulletins from the outside world pop up as backdrop, with references to The Balfour Declaration and, more pertinently, the upcoming Peel Commission, which, published the following year, would open the gates to partition.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026

Definition of pertinently

Adverb

Expansion opens white space faster than any single player can fill, and wider than any one would sensibly try to cover.

— Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
William Saliba — France/Arsenal (position unchanged) Gave up almost nothing to his Arsenal team-mate Gyokeres as France nonchalantly dismissed Sweden, dominating in the air and on the floor while distributing the ball sensibly.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of sensibly

Adverb

But unlike the scramble to rescue coral babies a few years back, these corals were still perfectly healthy.

— Alex Harris July 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Pushing up, squeezing play and trying to regain the ball in advanced positions is a perfectly viable and often successful strategy, particularly when treated as a useful add-on to quality in possession.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of perfectly

Adverb

But new and ongoing research suggests that scientists should start considering signs of intelligence that are not necessarily technological, but which are sufficiently complex as to be evidence of a conscious mind at work.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 July 2026
Current championship leader Kimi Antonelli has also been penalized with a three-place grid penalty for not slowing sufficiently for the yellow flags triggered by Verstappen’s spin at the final corner.

— Yara Elshebiny, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of sufficiently

Adverb

Both lawsuits argue that the government didn’t adequately establish its case against each specific economy or spell how the tariffs will eliminate the specified practice they are being levied for, as required by Section 301.

— Mae Anderson, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Trump has repeatedly raised concerns about election integrity in recent weeks and months as November’s midterm elections approach, alleging that federal elections are not adequately secure.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026

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