STOUTLY Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

stoutly

adverb

Definition of stoutly

as in strongly

in a vigorous and forceful manner a settler stoutly defending his right to be on the land

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Recent Examples of stoutly Ejiofor is stoutly built but only 6-7 1/2 in socks, so asking him to play center at the next level will be a challenge. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 20 June 2026 This would include more stoutly discouraging the delusion and possibly being completely upfront and clamping down on it. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 The 49ers’ defense played so stoutly that the Panthers totaled just 230 yards, including 169 passing yards from Bryce Young, who was sacked once, by Clelin Ferrell. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoutly

Adverb

Even with global unemployment at historically low levels, fewer than one in four workers strongly believe their job is safe from being eliminated, according to ADP Research.

— Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
The difference between these two measurements gives the exciton binding energy, a key quantity that determines how strongly the electron and hole remain bound together.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026

Definition of strongly

Adverb

Georgia’s most influential dishes could be debated vigorously, but there’s no question that food has been an integral part of the South’s culture.

— Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 4 July 2026
Other studio heads, such as Marvel’s Kevin Feige or Warners’ Pam Abdy, are known to get vigorously involved in the post-production process.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026

Definition of vigorously

Adverb

The International Rescue Committee estimates that there are 118 million people worldwide who have been forcibly displaced this year alone.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Meanwhile, videos also circulate of men on Russian streets being forcibly press-ganged into the army.

— Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of forcibly

Adverb

Trump has vehemently denied her claims and disputed the Manhattan civil jury's 2023 unanimous verdict.

— Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 1 July 2026
In addition to the draft changes, owners have already proposed a big-league salary cap and floor, both of which the MLB players’ union vehemently opposes.

— Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of vehemently

Adverb

Burnout, by contrast, is a harder reason for many owners to say out loud, especially when the business is still healthy, and the outward signs of success remain firmly in place.

— Scott Hanson, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Meloni was firmly in the fold at a late June meeting in Berlin with the leaders of Germany, France, Britain and Poland.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026

Definition of firmly

Adverb

But the coverage is administered by commercial insurance companies, which compete fiercely with one another for the business of about 56 million Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in drug plans.

— Susan Jaffe, NPR, 6 July 2026
Not one belonging to Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy), one of the WSB’s most promising young agents, but her fiercely protective mother, Carly Spencer (Laura Wright).

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026