VIOLENTLY Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

violently

adverb

as in sharply

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Recent Examples of violently Lapcevich tried to confront Heim after the race but was held back by Bryant, who instead brought six team members to do so violently. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 Police at the time revealed only parts of Choi’s body had been located, deepening the intense media reporting - and social media speculation - over why the life of a popular socialite had been cut short so violently. — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026 The latest discovery came a day after another body of a woman who appeared to have been violently killed was discovered near Tembisa township. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026 The jury that last summer found Weinstein guilty of violently assaulting Haley inside his SoHo loft in 2006 reached the same conclusion as the initial set of jurors who heard allegations against him at his landmark #MeToo trial in 2020. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026 Across the rugged landscape that has made Yemen famed for its beauty, videos of the fighting over the last few days showed men dying violently on craggy mountains and on barren desert flats. — Kareem Fahim, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026 Bridget fills Lizzie’s mind with stories of powerful, misunderstood women throughout history who violently took matters into their own hands. — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026 Without a buffer, the operation swings violently with every external event. — Nilton Bernini, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Elsewhere, a gang of highway bandits cons an unsuspecting family into stopping by the roadside, only to violently kill them, burn their bodies, and strip their car for parts. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026

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Charlottesville has become more Democratic, while rural areas have moved sharply toward Republicans.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
Once the company and its shareholders become accustomed to such a financial boost, an environment where individual guest spending sharply increases even when domestic park attendance is soft or steady, there’s likely no turning back.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of sharply

Adverb

There, in the early nineties, the living fought fiercely among the dead.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
That is the question plaguing university leaders across the country, and nowhere is the debate raging more fiercely these days than at the University of California.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of fiercely

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Russian social media channels have been rife with rumors of a further mobilization post-elections to shore up Russia’s manpower in Ukraine – something the Kremlin vehemently denies.

— Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Those were Silver's first public comments after the Clippers were found to have circumvented salary cap rules on Kawhi Leonard's behalf — something the team vehemently denied during a yearlong investigation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of vehemently

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Before January 3, Chavismo would have railed forcefully against these policies.

— Alfredo Meza, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
After the election of 1948, in which the Americans forcefully intervened to block the left from power, Italy was run by a coalition that was far more conservative than many had hoped.

— Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of forcefully

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Almost 260 million people need assistance, including over 118 million forcibly displaced — a grim world record — while governments retreat from funding the response.

— Jeannie Annan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Some 70,000 of its citizens forcibly crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, on the tip of North Africa.

— Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of forcibly

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An alderman should advocate vigorously for the ward while recognizing that decisions about taxes, development, transportation, public safety and city finances affect millions of residents.

— Vince Fattore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Shake the jar vigorously in a circular motion to utilize centrifugal force to pull as much water as possible away from the seeds.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of vigorously

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The government once dedicated itself energetically to distributing homesteads or homes.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
One remaining challenge is to make a DNA computer that is energetically favorable, stable, reliable, and doesn’t require intervening tweaks and top-ups to arrive at a result.

— Mike McRae September 22, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of energetically

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