THOROUGHLY Synonyms: 122 Similar and Opposite Words

thoroughly

adverb

ˈthər-(ˌ)ō-lē

Definition of thoroughly

as in systematically

with attention to all aspects or details they researched the issue thoroughly before deciding how to vote

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as in fully

to a full extent or degree I am thoroughly satisfied with her explanation of the events of that evening

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Recent Examples of thoroughly More impressively, background noise is thoroughly eliminated. — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026 Dallas got thoroughly embarrassed at home by a winless Buccaneers squad, surrendering 241 rushing yards and making an 0-4 offense look explosive. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 What use is triangulating with people who have so thoroughly lost the plot? — James Folta, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026 Webster Green joins seven other shades within the brand’s Color Trends 2027 Palette—from Shakespeare Tan and Antique Copper, to the lilac of Wild Aster and the olive Durango—for a collection that feels thoroughly calm. — Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for thoroughly

Recent Examples of Synonyms for thoroughly

Adverb

Police arrested him again in April 2023 and started combing through the forest more systematically and exhuming mass graves.

— Jefferson Kahinju Reuters, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
The Embodied Neurocomputation Framework treats this as an engineering problem, systematically optimizing information entering the neural network.

— Mike McRae October 19, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of systematically

Adverb

The fully electric design combines a 151 MWh energy storage system with containerized batteries and port charging infrastructure.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Yet, Wealth Briefing Asia notes that regulatory and reporting challenges often stop family offices from fully embracing crypto assets.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of fully

Adverb

This is a major milestone for us, but honestly, that happened completely naturally and organically.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
The screen is also a pleasure to read, both with the backlight and completely unlit under natural light, with text looking sharp and even grayscale renderings of color art showing plenty of detail.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of completely

Adverb

But now, as everything online morphs into algorithmic social media, the case for concern has crystallized into something quite specific.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Few sports have embraced the pursuit of new audiences quite like F1, the motorsport league acquired by Liberty Media nearly a decade ago.

— Sam Jacobs, Time, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of quite

Adverb

The general trivia and straight clues are also tough, and there’s a good amount of novelty, including 11 debut entries, a few oddballs among them, and one utterly brutal misdirect that significantly spiced up my solving experience.

— Caitlin Lovinger, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2026
And, of course, a finish that left me utterly speechless on multiple different levels.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of utterly

Adverb

Rising fuel costs, discontent with the state of schools, declining public services and a housing crisis have created perfectly stormy weather for an autumn of protests in Europe.

— Teresa Medrano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
This process, which generates perfectly crystalline silicon ingots to be sliced like fragile metallic salamis into thin wafers, is entrusted largely to one firm in Taiwan and two in Japan.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of perfectly

Adverb

In the year 2026, college athletics are all about athlete empowerment and welfare—think, stratospheric compensation in the form of name, image and likeness.

— Bruce Svare, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Roan recently performed at Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields Festival in late August as part of an all-female lineup that featured Doechii, Rachel Chinouriri, Garbage, the Breeders and more.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

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