Definitions

highly

[hahy-lee] / ˈhaɪ li /

ADVERB

very, well

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decidedly deeply eminently exceedingly exceptionally extraordinarily extremely greatly hugely immensely profoundly really remarkably so strikingly supremely terribly tremendously vastly very much

WEAK

awful awfully bloody but good mighty mucho notably parlous plenty powerful real right so much surpassingly terrifically too much

Antonyms

STRONGEST

little unremarkably

Example Sentences

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Kenya has never recorded a case of Ebola and many oppose the idea of bringing potential carriers of the highly contagious disease into the country.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Meanwhile, Aniston also spoke highly about her boyfriend in a November 2025 interview with Elle.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Resetting the heart "is like switching a computer off and on again", he explains, adding that ICDs are "highly effective devices".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

To accomplish this, the researchers turned to metamaterials, engineered materials that contain microscopic repeating structures designed to interact with energy in highly controlled ways.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

“Geneology, Miss Lumley! A wonderful hobby. I highly recommend it.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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