TOUGHLY Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

toughly

adverb

Definition of toughly

as in strongly

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Recent Examples of toughly Democrats, of course, hailed the exchange as El-Sayed toughly and effectively responding to a direct question meant to trip him up. — Daniel Strauss, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for toughly

Adverb

In Beacon Falls, Danbury and Cromwell, developers have strongly signalled their intentions to build but haven’t filed official zoning applications.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 Nov. 2026
Brand, who strongly denied wrongdoing, will be sentenced next week.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of strongly

Adverb

This early risk awareness later defined his policy position, as Knot gained a reputation during his tenure as Dutch central bank governor for aggressively combating inflation, enforcing fiscal discipline, and safeguarding financial stability.

— , CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
The digital lender had aggressively courted the poor and unbanked with generous supermarket rebates, and more than 1 million Paraguayans opened their first bank account there, according to Ueno.

— Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of aggressively

Adverb

But after the Supreme Court decided in 2012 that the expansion had to be optional for states, 10 states have resolutely refused to accept it — with Texas in particular being the biggest holdout.

— Dylan Scott, Vox, 5 Nov. 2026
Nina nodded and looked across the restaurant to watch two tall women, flight attendants, striding resolutely through the concourse, their legs in perfect rhythm.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of resolutely

Adverb

Specifically, Russian strategists have been concerned by the French and British governments’ modernization of their nuclear programs and apparent readiness to wield them more assertively.

— Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2026
Ellison’s management team will have to cut costs assertively, in part by streamlining some of Paramount and Warner’s overlapping tech platforms.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of assertively

Adverb

Though based on the visuals of the past, his output is determinedly contemporary.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
Blue-collar Ho-seok (Sul), a man traumatized by losing his factory job after a workers’ strike, lives a quiet life with his determinedly optimistic wife, Mi-ok (Jeon).

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of determinedly

Adverb

As the days until payment is due tick grimly by, Irwin and Hester grow increasingly fretful and angry, and their widening divisions wrench the family apart, to intimately catastrophic effect.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
In the images, the trio could be seen grimly surveying the debris, comforting each other by putting their arms around each other.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of grimly

Adverb

Her daughter Leni, meanwhile, went in a decidedly more understated direction.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
The Coopop Bobber is exactly that – an electric two-wheeler that borrows the visual swagger of a custom bobber and pairs it with the decidedly more modest performance of a European electric moped.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Oct. 2026