SPUNKILY Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

spunkily

adverb

Definition of spunkily

as in firmly

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Adverb

Hafley even firmly stated his commitment to the run during his opening press conference.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Azzuro said about 1,000 invasive species have been identified in the Mediterranean, with 800 of them firmly established.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026

Definition of firmly

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Ejiofor is stoutly built but only 6-7 1/2 in socks, so asking him to play center at the next level will be a challenge.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 20 June 2026
The 49ers’ defense played so stoutly that the Panthers totaled just 230 yards, including 169 passing yards from Bryce Young, who was sacked once, by Clelin Ferrell.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025

Definition of stoutly

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But despite interest from the mainstream, Songer remains resolutely independent.

— Sam Davies, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026
Japan’s largest studio and dominant theatrical exhibitor — home of Godzilla and Seven Samurai — has also long been, like so much of corporate Japan, cautious, deliberate and resolutely domestic in its outlook.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026

Definition of resolutely

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The only narrative novelty is how audaciously cruel the movie is to kids.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Shelve to the ceiling In a space blessed with audaciously high ceilings, add shelves all the way up to accentuate it and store much more than in typical cupboards.

— Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 11 May 2026

Definition of audaciously

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That’s just a piece with what the show so far is doing best, and what Disney remakes could be doing more of, making something spiritually true, but also boldly new, out of a story everyone remembers.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
Snitker, who spent five decades with the organization, boldly promised Trump another Braves World Series championship.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of boldly

Adverb

The group swelled but Pedersen, riding on a 56-tooth single chainring, gamely stuck with them all the way to the intermediate sprint, navigating a category-two and category-three climb on the way.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 23 July 2026
Occasionally amusing but more slapdash than inventive, gamely performed but irredeemably sour, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe is a skippable addition to Chuck Lorre’s ever-expanding solar system of Big Bang Theory spinoffs.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026

Definition of gamely

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