SINGULARLY Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

singularly

adverb

Definition of singularly

as in extraordinarily

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Recent Examples of singularly 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 Some years later John emerges, hardened and singularly focused on revenge. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

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Adverb

Tor is a universe itself, extraordinarily rich in characters and landscapes.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Modern marketing has become extraordinarily efficient at generating trial (getting consumers to try a product for the first time).

— Keren Novack, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of extraordinarily

Adverb

Phetchaburi Road, one of the capital’s busiest, was unusually quiet as vehicles were turned back by high water.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
The storm produced strong changes in Earth’s magnetic environment and pushed auroras to unusually low latitudes.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of unusually

Adverb

As of Thursday, abnormally dry conditions stretched across portions of Northern California, the Central Valley, the Sierra Nevada and Southern California.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026
This would further ease ongoing abnormally dry and moderate drought conditions across our region.

— Steven Sosna, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of abnormally

Adverb

Poorer women were extremely vulnerable if they were judged to have sinned like this.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, the research around how schools can use AI to help students — and avoid potential harms — is extremely limited, according to a recent Stanford University review of more than 800 academic papers.

— Lee V. Gaines, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of extremely

Adverb

If truly transformational donors must remain a narrow exception because their philanthropy creates opportunities for thousands of students, say so openly and make that exception exceedingly rare.

— Jayson Weingarten, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
The distinctive bases are made to a ratio of 80 percent water to 20 percent flour, and then fermented for two days, resulting in an exceedingly crisp and airy baked crust.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026

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