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drastically

[dras-tik-lee] / ˈdræs tɪk li /
ADVERB
extremely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acutely awfully exceedingly exceptionally excessively extraordinarily highly hugely immensely inordinately intensely overly quite remarkably severely strikingly terribly terrifically too totally uncommonly unduly unusually utterly very
WEAK
almighty exorbitantly immoderately markedly mortally notably over overmuch parlous plenty powerful prohibitively radically rarely surpassingly to nth degree too much ultra violently vitally
Antonyms
STRONGEST
incompletely little
WEAK
mildly moderately
ADVERB
terribly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
awfully badly decidedly desperately dreadfully exceedingly extremely greatly highly horribly intensely mightily notoriously remarkably seriously thoroughly unbelievably
STRONG
frightfully
WEAK
discouragingly disturbingly fearfully gravely markedly much staggeringly unfortunately unhappily
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calmly little mildly trivially

Example Sentences

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"We are confused about how that could change so drastically."

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Postal Service have reached a new package-handling agreement, according to people familiar with the matter, after Amazon threatened to drastically cut back on the number of packages it sends through the struggling agency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

And that gap can drastically affect learning outcomes or behavior in school.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Pakistan drastically raised fuel prices in response to spiking global prices caused by the war, the country's petroleum minister said.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Since the body actually holds less than half of this amount, most people who were bled so drastically passed out at some point in the procedure.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy