unspeakably

adverb

Definition of unspeakablynext
as in grossly

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Recent Examples of unspeakably Like really bad attitude, but also does some unspeakably bad things in this story. — Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026 My two nights at Glastonbury were unspeakably fabulous. — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025 The Avs became a group of falling stars, going splat and getting swept by the Golden Knights in an unspeakably awful series. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 May 2026 And finally… The death of seven PAOK supporters in a road accident last week was an unspeakably awful tragedy, and one that will hang over the club for a long time. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026 The 1970s were thick with New Age spiritual fads and movements, from the benign (crystals) to the unspeakably toxic and cultic (Jonestown). — Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026 But tackling the Navier-Stokes equations for fluids in three dimensions is unspeakably difficult, so mathematicians have started with easier versions of the problem. — Quanta Magazine, 9 Jan. 2026 The film’s unspeakably haunting final shot typifies Cannes 2026 to a tee, its free-floating detachment from reality doubling as a revelatory expression of our own relationship to it. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 May 2026 Denying families who are just getting their feet on the ground in their new American communities is unspeakably misguided, especially when denying basic nutritional assistance undermines their ability to achieve self-sufficiency and stability as quickly as possible. — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 18 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unspeakably
  1. grossly
  2. miserably
  3. egregiously
  4. flagrantly
  5. shoddily
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  • Photograph by Gregor Sailer for The New Yorker A climber froze to death on top of Austria’s tallest mountain, and her boyfriend was charged with grossly negligent homicide.
    — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 1 July 2026
  • The heat wave has gone down in history as being grossly mishandled by the city.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of grossly
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  • The second involves a woman who had inherited her father's company and was running it competently, dutifully — and miserably.
    — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • The 2025 season ended miserably on all fronts for Johnson.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Definition of miserably
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  • Some members of the conservative majority have, on occasion, exhibited a willingness to stand up to Trump’s most egregiously unlawful actions.
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 26 June 2026
  • There are significant worries that AI can readily go off the rails or otherwise dispense unsuitable or even egregiously inappropriate mental health advice.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Definition of egregiously
Adverb
  • Now, there are good reasons for this inevitability to get kicked down the road, specifically for JoAnne, who doesn’t trust Duncan and doesn’t want to break the law, at least not so flagrantly.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The vast majority of drivers stop speeding after one or two camera violations, but a small and extremely reckless group of super speeders flagrantly endanger themselves and everyone around them.
    — Mike Flynn, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Definition of flagrantly
Adverb
  • In the eyes of the public (and, in many ways, state law) that conviction is a one-way street — no matter how shoddily a particular case has been handled, or what new evidence has come to light.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Definition of shoddily

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“Unspeakably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspeakably. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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