HEAVILY Synonyms: 138 Similar and Opposite Words

heavily

adverb

ˈhe-və-lē

Definition of heavily

as in extremely

to a great degree heavily spiced sausage the family was heavily in debt

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Recent Examples of heavily The coastal flooding in the next few days is expected to be different from earlier rounds, which were heavily influenced by powerful swells from the remnants of hurricanes Marie and Rachel. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 Some peptides, including GLP-1 drugs commonly used for weight loss or diabetes, are heavily researched and federally approved for medical use. — Renée Onque, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026 The designs were a bit of a throwback, heavily inspired by 60s designs, marked by bold colors and fabrics. — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026 Barkley took aim at Rodgers' appearance on the Not Just Football podcast, where the quarterback focused heavily on his bitter family rift. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for heavily

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Today, however, plague is curable and extremely unlikely to blow up into a new pandemic, experts say.

— Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
Nowhere was his balancing act viewed more extremely than with Ukraine.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of extremely

Adverb

Elsewhere in the barn, there’s a pair of isolated rooms for donkeys with highly infectious diseases like salmonella or strangles.

— Brayden Garcia October 28, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026
The Buffaloes basically have to win out to make a bowl game, and with games against Houston, Cincinnati, and UCF to end the season, that looks highly unlikely.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of highly

Adverb

After a dance team audition goes terribly wrong, a group of girls at a Catholic high school start experiencing mysterious visions.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026
That’s not terribly surprising given the two teams have clashed multiple times over the past 25 years of Xbox.

— Tom Warren, The Verge, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of terribly

Adverb

For example, because of their own home-buying timeline, a seller may need to close very quickly or may need more time than usual.

— Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
These songs are very evidently arranged, with ticklish, left-field grooves and tight pockets—never too tight for the persistent, puckish charm, the elbow-nudging glee.

— Samuel Hyland, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of very

Adverb

There's no doubt that Riley Green's acoustic performances are incredibly popular.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
These teachers work with students who have an incredibly diverse set of needs, including those with autism, learning disabilities such as dyslexia, developmental delays and physical disabilities.

— Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of incredibly

Adverb

Photos show the badly charred facility was filled with potentially explosive equipment and moonshine ingredients, including propane tanks.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026
This hint of connection between them is later made concrete when, at the demonstration, the two are complicit in an act of defiance — throwing a cobblestone at a policeman, badly injuring him — and must skip town for the night.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of badly

Adverb

Fetal personhood would also likely eliminate, or at a minimum severely restrict, people who seek to start a family using surrogacy and in vitro fertilization.

— Jim Defede, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
Torosian had told the prosecutor’s office that an undernourished, severely disabled girl who was receiving treatment at BioMed was subsisting entirely on spinach—on Kotthaus’s orders.

— D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of severely

Adverb

These songs are very evidently arranged, with ticklish, left-field grooves and tight pockets—never too tight for the persistent, puckish charm, the elbow-nudging glee.

— Samuel Hyland, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
Ross started the second-half scoring, too, with another two handed flush off a pass from Demary, who started the fast break chance with his second steal of the game.

— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026

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