SPECTACULARLY Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

spectacularly

adverb

Definition of spectacularly

as in strikingly

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Recent Examples of spectacularly With the new approach, this team went from a one-to-one ratio to a spectacularly good 175-to-one ratio! — Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Every traveler has a trip that went spectacularly wrong. — Josh Rivera, USA Today, 21 June 2026 With America ’26 underway, here’s a look at those movies that missed an absolute sitter and those that spectacularly hit the back of the net. — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026 On at least one measure, lowering immigration, Brexit has failed spectacularly. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 22 June 2026 The club statement confirming his departure represents a low-key end to what had been a spectacularly mutually beneficial partnership. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 26 June 2026 If reinvigorating the Party was Howard’s goal, however, the strategy has backfired spectacularly. — Oscar Schwartz, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 The line — delivered by Timothy Simons, who played the spectacularly insecure Jonah Ryan on Veep — earned one of the semester’s biggest laughs. — Marc Adelman, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026 Take for another example the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry (GMSI), the grand south side of which can now be viewed spectacularly from the top floor of the OPC, rendering it almost like a shadow White House staring down on the newcomer on the block. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026

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Even 250 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, public awareness of AAPI history remains strikingly low.

— Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
But their personalities, and political instincts, converge most strikingly around cities.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of strikingly

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England’s 2-1 victory against Mexico — and that insane Azteca Stadium crowd — also was richly deserved.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
As our country nears its semiquincentennial this July 4, there’s no better time to celebrate how each of the 50 states contributes to the richly diverse fabric that makes America so beautiful.

— Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026

Definition of richly

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Toys in the Attic (2009) From The Pied Piper’s Jiří Barta comes this absolutely gorgeously detailed look at a group of toys and other objects that come to life when no one is looking.

— Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
Prospero’s final speech, gorgeously delivered here by Wyn Davies, continues the theme.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026

Definition of gorgeously

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Here in the famous Festival Theatre, the sprite Ariel, played in splendidly sprightly fashion by Marissa Orjalo, opens up the top of a piano, a piece of island flotsam and Prospero, in the form of the veteran actor Geraint Wyn Davies, shoves his coat inside, throws up his hands and closes the lid.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
And here is a helpful tip — a teaspoon of honey enhances the flavors splendidly.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 16 June 2026

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