SINGULARLY Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

singularly

adverb

Definition of singularly

as in extraordinarily

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Recent Examples of singularly Swaminarayan monks, who practice the eightfold version, see it as an important way to help eradicate all traces of desire and remain singularly focused on God. — Bhakti Mamtora, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026 Georgia doesn’t have someone as singularly gifted as Bowers in this tight end room. — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 10 Sep. 2026 The New York Democrat is singularly focused on winning back control of the House. — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 The desire to see Russia as singularly the product of its steppe heritage ends up distorting and simplifying this history. — Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 She was levelheaded beyond her years as a person and singularly talented as an actor, with an almost savant-like quality about her work. — Tim Kring, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026 Yet while Leda’s table may spin, her form remains singularly still. — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2026 His observations on wild creatures were singularly close and accurate. — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026 But the most important factor distinguishing Jonestown from the other left-wing movements of its time was a singularly evil leader. — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for singularly

Adverb

No bigger than a microwave oven, Idefix will plop onto Phobos by itself, bouncing for several minutes before coming to a halt in the moon's extraordinarily low gravity.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
The territory’s population boomed and quickly turned the distant region into an extraordinarily valuable part of the United States.

— Monitor reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of extraordinarily

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This can lead to a potentially serious condition called hypermagnesemia, where blood magnesium levels are abnormally high.

— MD Published, Verywell Health, 14 Oct. 2026
On Wednesday, temperatures will still remain abnormally high, although fewer records are expected to fall than in days past.

— Austin Turner, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of abnormally

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Some wondered whether Schrödinger’s equation might be an approximation that works extremely well at the microscopic scale but breaks down at the macroscopic scale, which would mean the measurement postulate of the Copenhagen interpretation is right.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
In the meantime, no one should refrain from using sunscreen, which is extremely well-proven to cause cancer.

— Tracy Middleton, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of extremely

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Later, a fellow journalist will punch the reigning CJOTY in his exceedingly punchable face.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
But wetter conditions expected in much of the South will unfold alongside drier-than-average winter months across the northern tier of the country, largely as a result of the exceedingly strong El Niño.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of exceedingly

Adverb

Open-weight models would generally be exempt, but Beijing could still restrict transfers involving exceptionally large or top-performing models, potentially limiting overseas acquisitions or the movement of key personnel and intellectual property.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
The video circulated widely as another example of an exceptionally long battlefield engagement.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of exceptionally

Adverb

Even during our current era of innovation and technological transformation, today’s kitchen looks remarkably similar to the one Schütte-Lihotzky designed 100 years earlier.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
Formerly the location of the Hotel Punta Negra, the site has been transformed into a sprawling but remarkably intimate retreat of 131 rooms and suites, distributed across four buildings nestled into the landscape.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026

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