superbly

adverb

Definition of superblynext
as in excellently

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Recent Examples of superbly Below, see everything travelers need to know about Air France's latest and greatest iteration of the ever-iconic and superbly chic, La Première. — Emily Adler Sach, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026 Everton’s window was less celebrated, but one of their new faces — Ainsley Maitland-Niles — scored superbly against Manchester United last weekend to maintain his side’s unbeaten start. — Duncan Alexander, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Still, there are strains of deeper sadness and discomfort here, largely in the passive-aggressive tension between Kim’s character and her onscreen mother (superbly played by a new recuit, veteran TV star Choi Myeonggil). — Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026 The latter can be superbly made, and can add something special to the process, but does require a little more practice to get comfortable with. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve give superbly restrained performances as a married couple who have immigrated from Romania to a small seaside town in Norway with their four children. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026 This was possible in large part because toads are opportunistic and superbly adaptable creatures. — Kimon De Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026 While Spain has struggled to score occasionally over the past month, its defense has remained perfect, with Rodri orchestrating the effort superbly from midfield. — ABC News, 9 July 2026 McGill’s superbly nuanced calls, runs, and trills elicited commentary from a second audience, perched in the trees above—a colloquium of finches, towhees, titmice, kingbirds, juncos, and Eurasian collared doves. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for superbly
  1. excellently
  2. marvelously
  3. finely
  4. fabulously
  5. terrifically
  6. superlatively
  7. impeccably
Adverb
  • So grab a pair of these excellently affordable buds for yourself!
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Of course, a photonic circuit that performs excellently in equations can become considerably less cooperative once somebody attempts to manufacture it.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of excellently
Adverb
  • Dance movies marvelously translate primal emotions into motion, the human body becoming a supple instrument deftly communicating the pain, ecstasy and confusion of being alive.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Decades, even centuries, may be encompassed by these marvelously comprehensive surveys.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of marvelously
Adverb
  • That friction, between floppy and finely made, sits at the heart of Esh’s ever-evolving vision for his namesake label.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The characters around Alex and Ruari are less finely shaded, some for the better and some for the worse.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of finely
Adverb
  • Fertile lands afforded the capacity to grow export crops that supported farmers and made plantation owners fabulously wealthy.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Tahnoon isn’t merely some fabulously rich dude who woke up one morning with a taste for bottle service.
    — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of fabulously
Adverb
  • Along with her equally intellectual and sardonic (some may even say pessimistic) best friend Jane, Daria provided a terrifically entertaining rebuke to late ’90s and early aughts culture.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
  • On three occasions, management appeared on CNBC and told us things were going terrifically.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of terrifically
Adverb
  • Producing a superlatively cold martini is more than just an exercise in marketing or a way to claim bragging rights.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The pale tortilla was dappled with shades of brown, toasty and tawny—simplicity, done superlatively.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 3 May 2026
Definition of superlatively
Adverb
  • But even dressing impeccably can introduce its own set of questions.
    — Morgan Sullivan, Glamour, 29 Sep. 2026
  • It is used to describe someone who looks extremely confident, impeccably styled, fierce, or authentically and powerfully feminine.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of impeccably

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“Superbly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superbly. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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