Merriam-Webster Logo
SINCE 1828
Menu
dictionary thesaurus

Thesaurus

soundly

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of soundly

to a full extent or degree
  • We'll keep working at it until you're soundly satisfied with the result.
Synonyms of soundly

all, all of, all over, altogether, clean, completely, dead, enough, entirely, even, exactly, fast, flat, full, fully, heartily, out, perfectly, plumb [chiefly dialect], quite, thoroughly, through and through, totally, utterly, well, wholly, wide
Words Related to soundly

absolutely, categorically, cold, downright, hands down, plain, stone, stone-cold, unqualifiedly

basically, by and large, chiefly, generally, largely, mainly, more or less, mostly, overall, predominantly, predominately, primarily, principally, substantially

abundantly, copiously, generously, greatly
Phrases Synonymous with soundly

all the way, at length, down the line, down to the ground, for fair, in whole, to bits, to pieces, to the hilt, to the max
Near Antonyms of soundly

barely, hardly, just, kind of, marginally, minimally, scarcely, slightly, superficially

approximately, roughly, somewhat
Antonyms of soundly

half, halfway, incompletely, part, partially, partly

Learn More about soundly

  1. Spanish Central: Translation of soundly Nglish: Translation of soundly for Spanish speakers

Seen and Heard

What made you want to look up soundly? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

show hide

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Words at Play

Ask the Editors

Word Games