SOLIDLY Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

solidly

adverb

Definition of solidly

as in rigidly

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Recent Examples of solidly Photos provided to The Bee show at least four unmarked and solidly black vehicles — Chevrolet Tahoe, Dodge Durango, Ford truck and Nissan Pathfinder — in the parking lot of the building. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Those traits have resulted in the creation of some of the finest Heartland rock ‘n’ roll of all time, much of which was solidly on display as Mellencamp’s Dancing Words Tour — The Greatest Hits Tour came to close in winning fashion at Shoreline. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026 Democrats face an uphill battle to try to flip the seat, which the Cook Political Report rates as solidly Republican. — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 After Miller’s abuse scandal made national headlines, polling showed his Democratic challenger, Brook Park City Councilman Brian Poindexter, leading by double digits in the solidly Republican House district. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026 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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for solidly

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

Adverb

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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But technical expertise is itself a notion that has come squarely within the crosshairs of the White House.

— Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
Two athletic touchdown grabs and a deep gain over the middle completed a performance that has put him squarely in the mix to make the 53-man roster with two preseason games to go.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of squarely

Adverb

Kopple’s documentary is a time capsule, offering a concentrated taste of an earlier moment in American culture, now resolutely over.

— Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
Even with the high ceilings and crown moulding, the appointments feel resolutely cool and modern.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of resolutely

Adverb

Instead, the real-time images revealed that copper retained order in its crystal lattice and melted steadily past this theoretical limit.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
While many tiny homes have been trending steadily larger, the Sunrise Tiny House takes things in the opposite direction.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of steadily

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Last season, Texas Tech filled that void emphatically with a dominant regular-season display.

— Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 20 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

Adverb

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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