Synonyms of violently

violently

adverb

as in sharply

Related Words

• sharply
• fiercely
• vehemently
• forcefully
• forcibly
• vigorously
• strongly
• energetically
• robustly
• explosively
• powerfully
• firmly
• dynamically
• strenuously
• stoutly
• actively
• roundly
• stiffly
• sturdily
• briskly
• roughshod
• lustily
• mightily
• crisply
• heartily
• hammer and tongs
• eagerly
• muscularly
• animatedly
• soundly
• emphatically
• rigidly
• hard
• aggressively
• determinedly
• resolutely
• intensively
• solidly
• steadily
• spiritedly
• gamely
• vivaciously
• surely
• steadfastly
• smartly
• fast
• purposefully
• squarely
• intently
• decidedly
• fixedly
• assertively
• spunkily
• potently
• manfully
• directly
• snappily

Dissimilar Words

• weakly
• gently
• feebly
• softly
• faintly
• delicately
• shakily
• lazily
• languidly
• halfheartedly
• listlessly
• ineffectually
• ineffectively
• impotently
• frailly
• lamely
• uncertainly
• bloodlessly
• spiritlessly
• spinelessly
• nervelessly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of violently

The government of husband-and-wife copresidents, Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, has been carrying out an all-out crackdown on dissent since mass social protests in 2018 that the government violently repressed. — ABC News, 10 July 2026

Months of the drip-drip-drip of warning signs about a perverse and violently disturbed man were not enough to convince Democratic leaders to go in a different direction in their primary. — Jennifer Bukowsky, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026

But a leadership vacuum could fracture the Tibetan movement, potentially giving rise to younger, more radical factions that agitate for total independence, perhaps even violently. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

Attempts to organize farmworkers were often crushed violently. — Steve Appleford, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2026

Taylor and Mortensen have been engaged in a contentious, high-profile legal battle after a pair of investigations were launched by Utah police departments in February into allegations that each acted violently during altercations that month. — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

Hours later, when twin earthquakes struck Venezuela 39 seconds apart, the hotel shook violently, then buckled. — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Previously, when an FBI agent used falsified evidence to arrest an anti-ICE protester in New York, threw her violently to the ground, detained her, and initiated her criminal prosecution, no federal law permitted the victim to sue the agent. — Joel B. Rudin, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026

The video showed that during the second time, the dog latched onto Evans’ left forearm and violently thrashed as Evans cried out in pain. — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2026