SLAVISHLY Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

slavishly

adverb

Definition of slavishly

as in hard

with great effort or determination detectives slavishly devoted themselves to the case, pursuing every lead and tracking down every suspect

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Recent Examples of slavishly There’s nothing slavishly authentic here, but the recipes’ bones are pure Mexico. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 25 Aug. 2026 Although this two-part film version is slavishly devoted to every nuance of the Broadway musical, still thriving as the fourth longest-running of all time, there is much that is new or even improved. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2025 Wells Fargo is a stock that slavishly obeys The Street's outlook for earnings. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025 Many office workers still wear suits and are slavishly loyal to their tailors. — Eric Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025 For all its modern flourishes, Delta is hindered by slavishly adhering to the core gameplay of its 2004 progenitor. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025

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And as direct as the ad is (more on it in a moment), the film goes even harder.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
Beshear has also campaigned and advertised hard for Democratic candidate Zach Dembo, who is taking on GOP candidate Ralph Alvarado in the open 6th District seat around Lexington.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of hard

Adverb

On that day, Skoloda, Pasek, and others had diligently practiced constructing the Norwegian reeve, along with other rigging arrangements.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
The product is applied to dry lengths and ends and works diligently to tame flyaways once you’re done drying.

— Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of diligently

Adverb

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
The pork producers group has also intensively lobbied for legislation called the Save Our Bacon Act, which would overturn the state laws.

— Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of intensively

Adverb

The sheer number of people and the late summer heat could have easily overwhelmed her, but she was doggedly focused.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
As an aside, the rush to depose Romo continues to gain steam even though one of the voices that carries the most weight around CBS has remained doggedly silent.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of doggedly

Adverb

Acuña was tended to for several minutes by the Braves trainer, with Weiss looking on intently, before heading straight to the home clubhouse.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026
As the Israeli media focussed intently on the incursion, Einhorn grew restless about the progress of the pro-Qatar campaign.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of intently

Adverb

With his head shaved and his chest usually bared, Yousuke Yukimatsu melds body and machine to choreograph intensely physical sonic marathons.

— Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
Quaise plans to direct that energy underground to heat rock intensely enough to remove it, replacing the mechanical cutting action of conventional drill bits.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of intensely

Adverb

Against encroaching social upheavals, the sovereign was resolutely the center of a mercantilist universe.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
For 21 years this resort on 22 jungle-y acres spilling down a steep ridge to an energetic convergence of rivers outside of Ubud has focused resolutely on wellbeing, and the offerings keep growing.

— Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of resolutely

Adverb

Netflix has worked assiduously to burnish its reputation as a home for advertisers seeking to align themselves with its popular programs and eager to avoid the traditional model of deploying typical 30-second commercials.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
The Austrian Alpine Club bills itself as the country’s largest youth organization, with more than seven hundred thousand members—close to a tenth of the population—assiduously steered toward skiing, hiking, camping, climbing.

— William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Definition of assiduously

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