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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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Macofsky discovered Leigh through actor and comedian Syd Steinberg who highly recommended her work.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

“Overall, markets are not pricing in a full resolution, but rather a controlled easing of risk, leaving sentiment fragile and highly dependent on further geopolitical developments.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

During the Covid pandemic, mRNA vaccines were shown to be highly effective at preventing serious illness, and could be produced and altered rapidly, as strains evolved.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

They found that this newly recognized species is also highly variable in appearance.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

The best-educated youth and the most highly skilled workers were being lured away by the West.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin