VIOLENTLY Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

violently

adverb

as in sharply

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Recent Examples of violently Many in Silicon Valley—like Kokotajlo—fear AI progress is about to accelerate violently. — Harry Booth, Time, 7 Aug. 2026 When his business is violently robbed, and one of his own is killed, Rodney embarks on a reckless quest for revenge that threatens to engulf the entire Clarke family. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026 In surveillance video released by the Diocese of Brooklyn, the masked man violently hits the statue outside the church in what Catholic officials say is the latest in a string of attacks targeting the parish. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Some migrants claimed to have been violently attacked by protesters around the country. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 As the gas rapidly accumulates within these tiny crevices, the bubbles expand almost instantaneously and push the beverage violently out of the bottle to create a soda fountain, also called a geyser. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026 Over the course of the past decade, the government violently crushed popular protests focused on economic and political demands, such as addressing unemployment and reducing corruption. — Kelsey Norman, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026 Moreno has previously claimed that Miller had acted violently toward her, including holding a gun to her head. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026 The story takes place in the epic fantasy world of Orïsha, where a young woman goes on a quest to reclaim the magic that was violently stolen from her people. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 28 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for violently

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As the gunfire was heard, the drone appeared to veer sharply before diving toward the beach.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Polling shows that many younger voters, especially independents, progressive Democrats and some Republicans, have turned sharply against Israel in recent years amid widespread debate over Israel’s prosecution of the war in Gaza.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of sharply

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While its author, a 25-year-old Nigerian named Jerry Falade, also vehemently denies using AI, in his case nobody seems to believe him — especially after Publishers Lunch ran his manuscript through a detector and got a 97 percent AI score.

— Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
Madix vehemently denies sharing them with anyone other than Leviss.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of vehemently

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But when bracing becomes your default — forcefully tightening your abs during every exercise and throughout the day in pursuit of better posture or aesthetics — the strategy can backfire.

— Dana Santas, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
In the combative hearing, Paul and other Republicans accused Fauci of lying in earlier testimony about the coronavirus’s origins, something the longtime National Institutes of Health scientist has forcefully denied.

— Lauran Neergaard, Fortune, 29 July 2026

Definition of forcefully

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Investigators later observed that the employee had bruising, facial scratches and a substantial area of hair forcibly pulled from her scalp.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
No one has been charged, Israel has not investigated his killing, and Israeli settlers continue to rampage throughout the West Bank, terrorizing and forcibly displacing Palestinians from their homes.

— Kamel Musallet, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of forcibly

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Protect Both Academic Freedom and Institutional Neutrality Universities should vigorously defend the freedom of individual faculty and students to pursue controversial ideas.

— David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The easy solution is to remove the most vigorously growing plants to give the rest a fighting chance.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of vigorously

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Even when the material was strongly disturbed, the electronic order rebuilt itself smoothly across the sample.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026
Its themes of environmental fragility, social inequality, labour and belonging resonate strongly with the identity of our region.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of strongly

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Plenty of his peers filled the void, none more energetically than Chesney, who has by now built a beachy brand that almost rivals Buffett’s.

— Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
There was also a large contingent of Iranian fans who energetically waved the nation’s current flag.

— Todd Harmonson, Oc Register, 16 June 2026

Definition of energetically

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