soundly

adverb

Definition of soundlynext
as in fully
to a full extent or degree we'll keep working at it until you're soundly satisfied with the result

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Recent Examples of soundly 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 Darren Bailey this spring declined to debate his primary opponents Ted Dabrowski, Rick Heinder and James Mendrick, winning the primary election soundly anyway. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 The grand jury soundly rejected that legal theory, nor did the state abide by it when calculating how much was owed to the federal government. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026 Voters soundly rejected Amendment 4, losing with only 20% of the vote. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026 Despite constantly losing and chasing the game, Vancouver was still soundly outshot, out-chanced and exposed at five-on-five. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 In Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District, Luke Bronin, the former mayor of Hartford, soundly defeated 14-term incumbent John Larson in a race that was defined more by their 30-year age gap than any policy differences. — Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 All helped people sleep more soundly and wake up less often during the night. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soundly
  1. fully
  2. completely
  3. quite
  4. perfectly
  5. totally
  6. utterly
  7. thoroughly
  8. all
Adverb
  • The fully electric design combines a 151 MWh energy storage system with containerized batteries and port charging infrastructure.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Yet, Wealth Briefing Asia notes that regulatory and reporting challenges often stop family offices from fully embracing crypto assets.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of fully
Adverb
  • By the 2120s, the entire labyrinth will be completely backfilled, sealed, and handed over to the state.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Simone…commanded a room, captivating audiences with unexpected combinations of genres and her ability to surrender herself completely to the music.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of completely
Adverb
  • Brian Schottenheimer wasn’t quite defeated at his press conference last Monday after the 23-13 loss to Green Bay, but the head coach realized how low the morale was around the building.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The savory vol-au-vent with pear and onion jam, tart tamarind and pecorino cheese is ambitious, but the pastry itself was a bit heavy, the layers not quite flaky enough for the abundant stuffing.
    — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of quite
Adverb
  • Smith-Njigba positioned his body perfectly for the catch at the goal line.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Pembrolizumab perfectly complements this bounty hunter approach.
    — Mike McRae October 25, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of perfectly
Adverb
  • Caleb Bowlin / Getty Images A good night in New York totally spoiled?
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • For years, artist Todd Gray kept the two strands of his creative life totally separate from each other.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of totally
Adverb
  • Comparing the administration's fight to protect women and women's spaces from males to rape, is utterly disgusting and actually devalues those atrocities and crimes against actual women.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Humanity has become an Earth-System force in the most utterly literal way—by moving a lot of earth.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of utterly
Adverb
  • But an intravenous dose reaches the bloodstream more thoroughly.
    — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The character was so thoroughly developed that Yerou and her team could hit the ground running on a marketing campaign.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of thoroughly
Adverb
  • Such facilities successfully operate today, prioritizing community leadership, transparency, compensation and quiet all at once.
    — Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • For a lot of Gen Z, sharing an affordable discovery has become its own way to flex style, resourcefulness and taste all at once.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of all

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“Soundly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soundly. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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