STRIDENTLY Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

stridently

adverb

Definition of stridently

as in vociferously

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Recent Examples of stridently DeSantis stridently opposed both measures, which failed to get the 60% support needed to pass. — Gray Rohrer, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026 South Florida has a large population of Venezuelan immigrants—a stridently anti-chavista voting bloc that many politicians see as crucial to winning elections. — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 Ukraine’s accession process was long stymied by Hungary, under stridently nationalist former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who was considered Russia’s strongest ally in Europe and possible threat to the EU project. — ABC News, 15 June 2026 Environmentalists have repeatedly and stridently pointed out bright lights disorient nesting sea turtles and their young. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 9 June 2026 The aim would seem to be to stridently prevent or mitigate the downsides and ensure that the upsides are widely and readily available. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 Democrats stridently, including on this program, said time and again that his cognitive abilities were fine. — CBS News, 31 May 2026 As one of the most stridently political voices on the show, the network allegedly decided to cut ties with her in 2013 because audiences found her views to be too conservative. — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026 The congresswoman, who is running for a fourth term representing a southeastern Florida district, has denied wrongdoing, and her attorney stridently criticized Thursday's public hearing -- the first open proceeding in nearly 15 years. — Stephen Groves, Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2026

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Cinema United, the movie theater trade organization, once vociferously opposed to the merger, backed off Tuesday and called for a settlement to avoid industry uncertainty.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
These moves have once again foregrounded Paul's unproven claims that the SARS-Cov-2 virus came from a lab leak and that Fauci covered it up — a charge the scientist has vociferously denied.

— Ari Daniel, NPR, 30 July 2026

Definition of vociferously

Adverb

Diamondbacks pitcher Eduardo Rodríguez blatantly balked in front of a crowd of 24,297, and the only four people who could fix it didn’t see it until watching a video afterward.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
The other was filed by Bonta, who said that Bianco blatantly disregarded his authority as attorney general.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of blatantly

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Before class started, and the teacher had not yet arrived, students may have been clowning around in the room, making jokes, playing pranks, or talking loudly and inappropriately.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026
There was a little confusion as to whether or not the match was really over, but when the bell rang, fans booed loudly.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of loudly

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Lawsuits, bureaucratic battles, boisterously divisive council arguments and vicious social media debates have been part of Bloomfield life for years, and intensified during Danielle Wong’s contentious time as mayor.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026
Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith’s screenplay is littered with exaggerated stereotypes just waiting to be boisterously subverted.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 June 2026

Definition of boisterously

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So Zohran Mamdani deserves at least tentative kudos for taking it on so early in his administration and for offering a solution that, while resoundingly imperfect, at least seems grounded in the real world.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 24 Aug. 2026
Progressive challengers Elijah Manley and Oliver Larkin failed resoundingly.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of resoundingly

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With an energy akin to Burning Man, the vibe is distinctly hippie; guests are gnawing to get into heady discussions.

— Uma Raja, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
Steinem’s distinctly stylish look – she was often photographed in mini-skirts and aviator sunglasses with a curtain of long, straight hair – sometimes triggered reductionist analyses.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of distinctly

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Its 90-minute set was lustily accompanied by Dudamel and his band.

— Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Tom Cruise sat elbow to elbow with David Beckham; UCLA and Los Angeles Lakers star Kareem Abdul Jabbar got a rousing ovation and Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart was lustily booed.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 June 2026

Definition of lustily

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