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
  • 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
  • In the long run, though, Duse is mostly a stylish stream of scenes from a life, however fabulously and strangely that life was lived.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 4 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
  • 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
  • Options, so many options Rotation was a key theme of Chelsea’s summer as Enzo Maresca excellently navigated their way to Club World Cup triumph in the United States.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Each character’s hangups and drive are finely drawn throughout.
    Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Adverbs that pertain to cutting are also super important, like thinly, coarsely, or finely.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Terrifically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrifically. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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