terrifically

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for terrifically
Adverb
  • One suspects that these tunes will translate marvelously on the concert stage.
    Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
  • On the far other end of the likability spectrum, Blenkin is marvelously repulsive as Boy Kavalier, whose arrogance might be more toxic even than xenomorph blood.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Caramelizing the onions in the slow cooker worked fabulously.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Ivanov, the fabulously wealthy former deputy defense minister who was responsible for military construction projects, among other things, received his harsh prison sentence for allegedly embezzling more than four billion rubles ($52 million) through foreign bank transfers.
    ANDREI KOLESNIKOV, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The Sao Paolo Grand Prix, finishing third alongside Ocon's second was a standout performance for the driver, who managed to navigate the wet race superbly.
    Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
  • This is a unique portrait of families and their foibles, both amusing and annoying, superbly acted by an exceptional cast fully inhabiting their characters.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Any small baking project intended to provide treats for one or two is excellently done in the air fryer—the convection will ensure even baking and superb textures for muffins, cakes, and so much more.
    Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
  • For his part, Law, who will premiere his own film this week, provided an excellently convincing argument in the fiery northern Mediterranean man-fashion white-dinner-jacket debate that a double-breasted’s peaked lapels should each properly be the dimension of an aircraft carrier deck.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Which is to say that All the President’s Men is a movie about process, and Redford, in one of his most enduring and finely tuned screen roles, holds its center—with Hoffman giving human form to that slow, ticking momentum.
    K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Turn mixer on medium or pulse food processor until chicken is finely shredded.
    Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Terrifically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrifically. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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