STRIDENTLY Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

stridently

adverb

Definition of stridently

as in vociferously

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Recent Examples of stridently 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 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, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026

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David Wallack, owner of Mango’s Tropical Cafe on Ocean Drive, vociferously criticized Suarez’ plan as insufficient.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
In a statement, the soccer federation vociferously pushed back.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 June 2026

Definition of vociferously

Adverb

Despite that underlying tension, kids play on the street outside while the large family has a dynamic like any other — noisily squabbling, joking, or in the case of the matriarchal grandmother, Mariam (Hiam Abbass), preparing a meal in a kitchen plagued by constant utility outages.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
As Lurie was transitioning into the mayor’s office, union workers were noisily picketing outside several of the largest hotels in San Francisco.

— J.D. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2026

Definition of noisily

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On Thursday morning, fat bees perched on black-and-blue sage flowers, and doves loudly fluttered from fruit tree to fruit tree.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
Advertisement One of the film’s comedic bits is your character and Jake Johnson’s character playing against a team in which both players grunt loudly on the court.

— Sean Gregory, Time, 23 July 2026

Definition of loudly

Adverb

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
These movies now add up to a canon greater than the sum of their boisterously funny, deliriously inventive parts.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 June 2026

Definition of boisterously

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Options flows in the stock were resoundingly bullish, with more than 114,000 calls traded versus just under 50,000 puts.

— Oliver Renick, CNBC, 21 July 2026
Nolan also resoundingly highlights the role of women in this epic, who also include briefly Lupita Nyong’o’s Helen and her twin sister Clytemnestra.

— Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2026

Definition of resoundingly

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In many corners of the internet, tallow isn’t marketed simply as a moisturizer but as a return to something more primal and distinctly masculine.

— Jenna Belhumeur, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
Amid these changes, distinctly human capabilities have become increasingly valuable.

— Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of distinctly

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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
Helen wept quietly, believing her world had come to an end, while Alice, always comfortable with attention, cried more lustily.

— Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of lustily

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