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in spades

ADVERB
decidedly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clearly determinedly distinctly downright positively really terribly unmistakably
STRONG
emphatically
WEAK
absolutely by all means decisively flat out for a fact no catch no holds barred no ifs ands or buts no mistake no strings attached of course powerful right straight out strongly sure surely terrifically unequivocally
Antonyms
STRONGEST
doubtfully

Example Sentences

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Owing to a potential 200% return profile, that can come in spades if the call is right.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

If there's one thing the 21st century has in spades, it's conspiracy theorists -- many of them angry, unhinged people hacking at their keyboards about grievances real and imagined.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

Martina had those traits in spades — as well as the diplomatic skills to negotiate a peace between feuding clubs that had brought competition in the island’s local league to a halt.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

QUAL’s index doesn’t exclude stocks based on accruals, instead looking for steady earnings growth, which these Big Tech names have in spades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

I have no business improving others, much less buffing up Lelia, who has it over me in spades.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee