EMPHATICALLY Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

emphatically

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Recent Examples of emphatically The team reclaimed the National League East, rebounding emphatically from a disappointing campaign, and won a postseason series for the first time in five years. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Southwest accomplished its goal emphatically, cruising to a 56-14 victory over Dunbar Friday at Clark Stadium. — Shiloh Robinson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2026 Kavanaugh emphatically denied the allegations and was eventually confirmed to the court. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 As cryptocurrencies code-conjure themselves into being and a performative utterance can fix the price of a stock if uttered emphatically enough, arrest data is used to forecast the stock valuation of private prisons. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 People belonging to the faction are emphatically optimistic about AI and its future benefits to society. — Katie McQue, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026 Speaking at recent investor conferences, Gilead Sciences’ top executives have been emphatically bullish about the biotech’s years-long push to develop drugs for inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. — Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 24 Sep. 2026 Theroux emphatically does not write travel guides touting luxury experiences. — Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026 Jorrel Hato misjudged the flight of the delivery, allowing Belloumi to emphatically half-volley a shot into the bottom corner. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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Adverb

August Barron was one of the breakout shows of the season; this windswept look will surely find its way onto the right red carpet.

— Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
To move forward and, one day, make reparation would surely mean including voices that might have made Mike Wallace nervous, and perhaps fall well outside Weiss’s favored forty-yard lines.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of surely

Adverb

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
The time-only two-hander is resolutely Brutalist in style, with sharp, geometric lines, an ultra-thin rectangular case, and bold pops of burgundy.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of resolutely

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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

Stocks are moving solidly higher , putting the S & P 500 and Nasdaq on track for their third consecutive winning session.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Today, however, that encompasses solidly middle-class, even working-class, households, not the $500,000+ cadre.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of solidly

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The best looks of the week embraced a decidedly sexier slant, where skin-flashing silhouettes and sheer fabrications had one thinking that slinky summer style was still in full effect.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026
The top was somewhat simple, a strapless corset bodice with a few abstract splashes of white congregating on the righthand side, but the gown grew decidedly more dramatic on the way down.

— Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of decidedly

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Jasper County was ahead of you in the region standings, ranked in the Top 10, and the Hurricanes beat you soundly last year.

— Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026
But Dart seemed to be making progress at the start of the season, and the Giants, with a high-profile new coach, John Harbaugh, soundly beat the Dallas Cowboys in Week One.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of soundly

Adverb

This latest Dystopian Future World That Reflects Our Own is comprised of what-else-but rigidly stratified class structures, bespoke genetic engineering available only to the wealthiest, and super-sentient artificial intelligence.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026
Even though the category is rigidly defined, there are differences in style, cask finishes, alcohol content, and even mashbill to take into account when searching for this quintessentially American whiskey.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026

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