SOLIDLY Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

solidly

adverb

Definition of solidly

as in rigidly

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Recent Examples of solidly If this team gets healthy Brock Purdy and company should put up enough points to win 12-13 games this season and be solidly in the mix come postseason. — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The Cook Political Report rates the seat as solidly Democrat, meaning Warner is likely to hold onto the seat. — Abc News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 Bell will face Republican nominee Paul Berry in November, though Cook Political Report rates the district as solidly Democratic. — Saige Miller, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026 Shoichiro was smallish and solidly built, with a dull, pale complexion. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 Its third-quarter forecast also solidly topped Wall Street's expectations. — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 30 July 2026 The winner of the Democratic primary is all but guaranteed to win in November in the solidly blue district. — Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 20 July 2026 Lowden’s statement to Willis had locked Smith solidly into the murder. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026 Choose classic black or white for your set of two, which sits solidly on any flat outdoor surface—no digging required. — Sarah Scott, Southern Living, 19 July 2026

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Adverb

Starting in the nineteen-eighties, forms of identification as proof of citizenship became more rigidly required.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
The acting is passable, more or less, but dialogue is often rigidly expository or cliché or both.

— Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of rigidly

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In Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District, Luke Bronin, the former mayor of Hartford, soundly defeated 14-term incumbent John Larson in a race that was defined more by their 30-year age gap than any policy differences.

— Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Seemingly more significantly, Missourians voted on amendments that would have limited the initiative petition process and eliminated the state’s income tax — both of which were soundly rejected.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of soundly

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The pressure campaign against Iran is now migrating from the Strait of Hormuz to the financial system — and the second-order effects are landing squarely in Europe.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
Chandler and Pierre may be squarely in their comfort zones, but that also puts them in a position to succeed.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of squarely

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Even with the high ceilings and crown moulding, the appointments feel resolutely cool and modern.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Even the Vidiians, a race of aliens who borrow heavily from the David Cronenberg playbook with their frequent body modifications, are portrayed in a resolutely PG way.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of resolutely

Adverb

Meanwhile, that state’s unemployment rate has climbed steadily since the beginning of the year.

— Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Tries from Max Jorgensen and Fraser McReight early in the second half helped Australia build a nine-point lead but Japan steadily ate into that advantage with a pair of penalties from Takuro Matsunaga.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of steadily

Adverb

In defiance of Pacho’s tight hold, Madjo shrugged the Ecuador international, escaping behind and emphatically volleying into the roof of the net.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
And this was the exact type of situation that I had been emphatically implored to avoid by the Polish detective who told us to head for the Georgian-Turkish border.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 July 2026

Definition of emphatically

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Brown-Forman, best known as the makers of Jack Daniel’s and Old Forester, had steadfastly refused other takeover efforts in years past, according to people close with the family.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 26 July 2026
Peterson, now 53, has spent half his life behind bars and has steadfastly maintained his innocence.

— Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026

Definition of steadfastly

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