Definitions

greatly

[greyt-lee] / ˈgreɪt li /

ADVERB

considerably

Synonyms

STRONGEST

enormously extremely highly hugely immeasurably immensely incredibly indeed largely markedly mightily notably remarkably tremendously vastly very much

WEAK

abundantly by much conspicuously eminently emphatically exceedingly exceptionally famously glaringly in great measure incalculably incomparably infinitely inimitably intensely most much on a large scale powerfully strikingly superlatively supremely surpassingly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

little

WEAK

inconsiderably insignificantly unremarkably

Example Sentences

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Once a cultural touchstone, late-night television has seen its prominence erode greatly over the years with viewers and advertising dollars shifting away from broadcast TV to streaming.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Many clinicians point to the paracervical block—a simple, targeted injection of a local anesthetic around the cervix—as a way to greatly reduce pain during IUD insertions.

From Slate • Jun. 7, 2026

Requiring aliens traveling from these countries to spend at least 21 days elsewhere before entering the U.S. will greatly reduce the risk of importation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

How much investors are willing to pay for SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic matters greatly to the market.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Venus took her leave greatly comforted, but to make matters still more sure she turned for help to her son Cupid.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

greatly

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