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mightily
[mahyt-l-ee] 
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mightily
[mahyt-l-ee]
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| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | very much, extremely |
| Synonyms: | decidedly, exceedingly, greatly, highly, hugely, intensely, mighty, notably, surpassingly, very |
| Antonyms: | little |
| Main Entry: | fiercely |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | violently, menacingly |
| Synonyms: | angrily, awfully, boldly, brutally, ferociously, forcefully, forcibly, frantically, frenziedly, frighteningly, furiously, hard, horribly, impetuously, in a frenzy, irresistibly, like cats and dogs, madly, maleficiently, malevolently, malignly, mightily, monstrous, no holds barred, passionately, riotously, roughly, savagely, severely, stormily, tempestuously, terribly, threateningly, tigerishly, tooth and nail, turbulently, uncontrollably, vehemently, venomously, viciously, wildly, with bared teeth |
| Antonyms: | gently, kindly, mildly, quietly, tamely |
| Main Entry: | forcibly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | against one's will |
| Synonyms: | by force, coercively, compulsorily, effectively, energetically, hard, mightily, powerfully, strongly, under protest, vigorously |
| Notes: | forcibly connotes physical force, whereas the force suggested by forcefully need not be physical and can be of any nature aimed at producing a desired effect |
| Antonyms: | noncompulsorily, weakly |
| Main Entry: | greatly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | considerably |
| Synonyms: | abundantly, by much, conspicuously, eminently, emphatically, enormously, exceedingly, exceptionally, extremely, famously, glaringly, highly, hugely, immeasurably, immensely, in great measure, incalculably, incomparably, incredibly, indeed, infinitely, inimitably, intensely, largely, markedly, mightily, most, much, notably, on a large scale, powerfully, remarkably, strikingly, superlatively, supremely, surpassingly, tremendously, vastly, very much |
| Antonyms: | inconsiderably, insignificantly, unremarkably |
| Main Entry: | most |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | nearly all; extremely |
| Synonyms: | about, all but, almost, approximately, close, eminently, exceedingly, in the majority, mightily, much, nearly, nigh, practically, remarkably, super, surpassingly, too, very, well-nigh |
| Antonyms: | least |
| Main Entry: | powerfully |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | with energy, authority |
| Synonyms: | effectively, energetically, forcefully, forcibly, hard, intensely, mightily, severely, strongly, vigorously, with might and main |
| Antonyms: | softly, weakly |
| Main Entry: | terribly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | very |
| Synonyms: | awfully, badly, decidedly, desperately, discouragingly, disturbingly, drastically, dreadfully, exceedingly, extremely, fearfully, frightfully, gravely, greatly, highly, horribly, intensely, markedly, mightily, much, notoriously, remarkably, seriously, staggeringly, thoroughly, unbelievably, unfortunately, unhappily |
| Antonyms: | little |
| Main Entry: | strongly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | powerfully |
| Synonyms: | actively, completely, decidedly, energetically, firmly, forcibly, fully, greatly, heartily, heavily, indomitably, invincibly, mightily, resolutely, robustly, securely, solidly, staunchly, steadily, stoutly, sturdily, vigorously |
| Main Entry: | vastly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | immensely |
| Synonyms: | enormously, exceedingly, extremely, greatly, hugely, largely, mightily, much, tremendously |
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