ROBUSTLY Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

robustly

adverb

Definition of robustly

as in sharply

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Recent Examples of robustly How can a nation embrace rainbow branding while failing to robustly protect the very sites where LGBTQ+ liberation took root? — Diana Rodriguez, Time, 8 June 2026 For Democrats in this robustly blue state, part of the challenge in figuring a path forward is that every candidate — even those already in power — pitches themselves as a bona fide progressive against the status quo. — National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026 Getty Images/iStockphoto Millions of American workers spend a good portion of their careers focused on a single goal – building their retirement funds as robustly as possible. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 8 May 2026 That's a preview of the arguments the defense team may make more robustly at the actual hearing. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026 Rampell’s writing and commentary do not reflect the views of actual neoconservatives, who champion shrinking the welfare state as well as a robustly interventionist foreign policy. — Ron Kampeas, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026 In response to these lofty aims, the recent messages from the ranks of entrenched executives have been robustly competitive. — Peter Bart, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026 His successors must be robustly equipped to dare, and if necessary suffer losses, in the same way. — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026 Estimates suggest that precision agriculture will expand robustly through the latter half of the decade, and individuals guiding this expansion will be in demand. — Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for robustly

Adverb

Georgia, after establishing herself as a non-hands-washer last year (and doubling down over and over again), decided to sharply pivot to become a maven of cleanliness.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 July 2026
Each path promises the same payoff, consistent cold-water immersion for recovery, stress management and mental resilience, but the setup costs, maintenance demands and daily user experience diverge sharply.

— Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026

Definition of sharply

Adverb

But the coverage is administered by commercial insurance companies, which compete fiercely with one another for the business of about 56 million Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in drug plans.

— Susan Jaffe, NPR, 6 July 2026
Not one belonging to Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy), one of the WSB’s most promising young agents, but her fiercely protective mother, Carly Spencer (Laura Wright).

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026

Definition of fiercely

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

Attempts to organize farmworkers were often crushed violently.

— Steve Appleford, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2026
Taylor and Mortensen have been engaged in a contentious, high-profile legal battle after a pair of investigations were launched by Utah police departments in February into allegations that each acted violently during altercations that month.

— Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

Definition of violently

Adverb

Roughly half of Democrats believe Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians during the war in Gaza, a charge Israel vehemently denies.

— Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Swift’s attorneys vehemently denied the allegations, and in September 2025, the first case was dismissed, according to Billboard.

— Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

Definition of vehemently

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

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