STRIKINGLY Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

strikingly

adverb

Definition of strikingly

as in spectacularly

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Recent Examples of strikingly 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 That same shot also features Digger’s ailing pet cat, who is wearing a collar with a pendant that matches the oil baron’s bolo tie…as well as a cloudy blue eye that appears to be a strikingly similar hue. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026 Ease into the loose denim trend with these high-rise jeans, which are strikingly similar to the pair Aniston wore at the lake. — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026 But Haaland’s breakout popularity is taking a strikingly different form. — Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 9 July 2026 On intergenerational wealth, Griffin offered a strikingly unsentimental view. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 July 2026 The album is strikingly consistent, with no true clunker in the bunch, though some tunes are more memorable than others. — ABC News, 8 July 2026 In early 2026, Anthropic announced Claude Mythos Preview—a model strikingly capable at computer security tasks—and launched Project Glasswing to use it to help secure the world’s most critical software. — Beth Miller, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for strikingly

Adverb

Longworth’s deep research, erudition, and spectacularly precise elocution have made the now-indie podcast essential storytelling for cinephiles.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 July 2026
Though for the past few months Musk has fought like a combatant in the Trojan War to drum up controversy over Nolan’s film, his efforts have failed spectacularly.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 22 July 2026

Definition of spectacularly

Adverb

Now that richly coded universe has jumped the pond, with the company opening its first international flagship on Mount Street in London’s Mayfair district.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
The football is attacking, the stadiums are richly atmospheric and the clubs are proudly tethered to their communities.

— Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of richly

Adverb

In a broadly sweet, vivacious and gorgeously sung set Tuesday, that sentiment revealed the moral clarity that bolsters her songs about devotion and intimacy.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
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

Definition of gorgeously

Adverb

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