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characteristically

ADVERB
essentially
Synonyms
STRONGEST
actually approximately necessarily originally permanently quite really substantially truly typically virtually
STRONG
fundamentally
WEAK
at heart at the heart of centrally chiefly determinately factually importantly in effect in essence indispensably inherently intimately intrinsically materially more or less so naturally primarily principally radically significantly vitally
Antonyms
STRONGEST
doubtfully
WEAK
apparently on the surface superficially
ADVERB
inimitably
Synonyms
WEAK
distinctively matchlessly
ADVERB
naturally
Synonyms
STRONGEST
commonly consistently easily generally instinctively normally simply spontaneously typically uniformly usually
WEAK
artlessly but of course by birth by nature candidly casually customarily freely genuinely habitually impulsively informally innocently openly ordinarily readily unaffectedly unpretentiously
Antonyms
STRONGEST
difficultly unusually
WEAK
affectedly unnaturally
ADVERB
specifically
Synonyms
STRONGEST
categorically clearly correctly definitely especially exactly explicitly individually pointedly precisely respectively specially
WEAK
accurately concretely distinctively in detail in specie indicatively minutely peculiarly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inaccurately indefinitely questionably
WEAK
broadly generally

Example Sentences

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World number one Scottie Scheffler, playing alongside Fitzpatrick, produced a characteristically disciplined 67.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Amazingly, the Mets did win, but characteristically, they failed to found a dynasty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

What’s Next: It will take time to ramp up production, but Musk’s timeline for the Terafab is characteristically aggressive, with initial semiconductor production projected for late 2027 and volume production for 2028.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

In his messaging, Trump has been characteristically blase.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

Upon arriving home he noted that his barnyard was full of seaweed, which then prompted a characteristically indiscreet observation: He had made “a good exchange...honors and virtues for manure.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis