SPECTACULARLY Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

spectacularly

adverb

Definition of spectacularly

as in strikingly

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Recent Examples of spectacularly Apparently, Lonnie hasn’t made a cut in seven years, a remarkable level of futility especially given that the show can’t even commit to suggesting that Lonnie’s game is spectacularly bad. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026 Henry is married too, a father, and manning the family empire as was always the plan before their paths diverged spectacularly. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 7 July 2026 But that only makes the competitive failures look worse, with MLS sides repeatedly losing spectacularly when pitted against Liga MX foes in the late stages of Concacaf competition. — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 One interception attempt resulted in a large explosion that spectacularly blew the roof off a fuel tank. — Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 Morris went bankrupt, spectacularly, and spent the years 1798 to 1801 incarcerated in a Philadelphia debtors’ prison. — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026 And on this metric, Thomas Tuchel — who was then at Bayern Munich — scored spectacularly well. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 1 July 2026 If reinvigorating the Party was Howard’s goal, however, the strategy has backfired spectacularly. — Oscar Schwartz, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 With America ’26 underway, here’s a look at those movies that missed an absolute sitter and those that spectacularly hit the back of the net. — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026

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The costume design team paired the dancers’ ensembles with strikingly large feather fans in gold.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 17 July 2026
The videos, hundreds across Instagram, are strikingly realistic.

— Naisha Roy, ProPublica, 16 July 2026

Definition of strikingly

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These, alas, were hard to spot, the exception being a gentleman whose torso, richly tattooed, was encased in a transparent cuirass.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
From Khaite to Colleen Allen, designers embraced the era with richly detailed texture, glamorous shapes, fringe, gloves, velvet, and opulent evening bags.

— Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 13 July 2026

Definition of richly

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Toys in the Attic (2009) From The Pied Piper’s Jiří Barta comes this absolutely gorgeously detailed look at a group of toys and other objects that come to life when no one is looking.

— Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
Prospero’s final speech, gorgeously delivered here by Wyn Davies, continues the theme.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026

Definition of gorgeously

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Here in the famous Festival Theatre, the sprite Ariel, played in splendidly sprightly fashion by Marissa Orjalo, opens up the top of a piano, a piece of island flotsam and Prospero, in the form of the veteran actor Geraint Wyn Davies, shoves his coat inside, throws up his hands and closes the lid.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
And here is a helpful tip — a teaspoon of honey enhances the flavors splendidly.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 16 June 2026

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