RESOLUTELY Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

resolutely

adverb

Definition of resolutely

as in hard

with great effort or determination resolutely championed the unpopular causes for most of his political career

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Recent Examples of resolutely But after the Supreme Court decided in 2012 that the expansion had to be optional for states, 10 states have resolutely refused to accept it — with Texas in particular being the biggest holdout. — Dylan Scott, Vox, 5 Nov. 2026 Nina nodded and looked across the restaurant to watch two tall women, flight attendants, striding resolutely through the concourse, their legs in perfect rhythm. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026 The time-only two-hander is resolutely Brutalist in style, with sharp, geometric lines, an ultra-thin rectangular case, and bold pops of burgundy. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026 The rise of new consumers has given rise to a new marketing mandate, one that is resolutely consumer-centric. — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 The owners also have Hotel Grande Bretagne in Athens in their stable but Lucknam Park is a resolutely English country pad. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Despite a pedigree that includes work in the permanent collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Hammer Museum, Herman remains resolutely modest and insatiably curious. — Marissa Gluck, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 Babcock, like every coach who has had enough success to trust himself resolutely, ran what looked like a one-line NHL team in Vancouver. — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 Against encroaching social upheavals, the sovereign was resolutely the center of a mercantilist universe. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for resolutely

Adverb

Allowing political control over grantmaking to become more deeply entrenched would make recovery considerably harder.

— Carole LaBonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Just by chance, a guy who does what he is coached to do, continues to work really, really hard and do the right things, the ball somehow finds him.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of hard

Adverb

Though based on the visuals of the past, his output is determinedly contemporary.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
Blue-collar Ho-seok (Sul), a man traumatized by losing his factory job after a workers’ strike, lives a quiet life with his determinedly optimistic wife, Mi-ok (Jeon).

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of determinedly

Adverb

Max and Jake have diligently followed the trial via video link over the last month and their stellar reporting can be found here.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026
Abi is the conventional one, diligently striving in the white-collar world for mundane material comforts.

— Judy Berman, Time, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of diligently

Adverb

Even in a world awash in deep fakes and misinformation, there are still some truths that can be known, no matter how doggedly Fielder and Oppenheim try to muddy the waters.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026
For nearly eight years my office has worked doggedly to curb these utility rate hikes, and in turn the cases have only grown.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of doggedly

Adverb

Clearly, Chesney listened intently and applied the lessons from Westwood’s other leaders to improve the product on the football field.

— Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026
Holt was enthralled, following our guide from figure to figure, listening intently.

— Reif Larsen, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of intently

Adverb

Newton dedicated himself even more intensely to his research during this period, making impressive strides in optics and kinematics and even developing a theory of gravitation.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2026
During the party, Franklyn remembers feeling intensely out of place with her co-workers, which led her to drink heavily.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of intensely

Adverb

They are packaged attractively, marketed intensively and intended to displace other food groups.

— Garrett M. Broad, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026
Newsom, by contrast, may need to begin campaigning intensively after leaving office rather than wait for Harris’s decision.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of intensively

Adverb

Immigration crackdown operations are often purposefully high-profile, in part to frighten migrants into leaving of their own accord.

— Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
The Orb’s mechanical architecture are purposefully not concealed beneath a dial but becomes part of the visual composition — creating a sense of depth and movement that changes with the angle of observation.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of purposefully

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