STAGGERINGLY Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

staggeringly

adverb

as in highly

to a large extent or degree a staggeringly inappropriate comment to make at a funeral

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Recent Examples of staggeringly His goal here was staggeringly good, a shot that seemed to rip through the entire afternoon. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Eclipses always come in pairs, but the stages to be expected during a lunar eclipse are staggeringly different from its solar equivalent. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026 The zoo eventually gave up their attempts at capture (all of them staggeringly inept, most of them horrifying), and Flaco spent the next year zipping around Central Park and beyond. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 30 July 2026 The resulting soundstage is wide-open and staggeringly detailed, so much that some headphones will be forever ruined. — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 8 July 2026 Atlanta’s data center market ended March with a vacancy rate of 1%, a staggeringly low figure in commercial development, according to new data from real estate services firm CBRE. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 26 June 2026 At this point in his staggeringly productive career, Jude could likely pad out an impressive festival sidebar on his own. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 11 June 2026 Instead, gum arabic, like so much of the country’s gargantuan wealth, now provides both the reason and resources for its staggeringly ruinous civil war. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026 Even by Canadian standards, the beaver population in this area is staggeringly large. — Ryan Huling, Time, 7 May 2026

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Tennis has always been highly dependent on the weather; unlike in soccer or football, rain cancels or delays a match until the court is dry enough to be playable.

— Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
Government debt makes up more than 200% of its gross domestic product, leaving its finances highly sensitive to rising borrowing costs.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of highly

Adverb

And yet, when Szumowska and Englert portray Fyodor’s reaction to the couple’s pregnancy, the birth of their child, and a subsequent tragedy, Anna’s adoration for this utterly flawed man almost feels justified.

— Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
The result is an utterly unique tile that celebrates its imperfections and is widely requested for modern bathrooms and kitchens.

— Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of utterly

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The Sweden international expressed a preference to leave even before Spurs signed Mateus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali in club-record deals, which greatly increased the competition for places in midfield.

— Jay Harris, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Within days of each other, Nasdaq announced its acquisition of Instinet, its major electronic rival, while the NYSE announced its merger with Archipelago, greatly speeding up the transition from floor-based to fully electronic trading.

— Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of greatly

Adverb

Bournemouth were the better team, both in terms of the data (17 shots to eight, more than twice as many on target too, and with an xG figure that was considerably higher) and the eye test.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Opposition to David Ellison’s bid to combine two historic media giants, each having recently weathered smaller mergers of their own, has grown considerably in recent months.

— Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of considerably

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Chips built for bending The manufacturing process starts much like that used for conventional silicon wafers.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
How much longer will Ty Lue, one of the league’s very best coaches, want to stick around this mess?

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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