DEEPLY Synonyms: 135 Similar and Opposite Words

deeply

adverb

Definition of deeply

as in profoundly

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Recent Examples of deeply Still, the odds are strongly in his favor — especially in a midterm election serving as a referendum on the deeply unpopular incumbent. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 There lies an opportunity – while telescopes like the Hubble Space Telescope see narrow fields very deeply, Roman will be able to see much larger fields. — Don Figer, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 As part of the announcement, CTO Joel Hron said companies do not need ever-larger, more expensive models to get useful results, and that starting from a strong open foundation and specializing it deeply can produce capable AI at lower cost. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 Dolly once said a return to roots kept her sane, and appreciation for music that felt like her bloodstream moved her deeply. — Martha Ackmann, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026 Unlike the James Webb Space Telescope, which trades panoramic views for a narrow field of view to peer deeply into small, specific patches of the sky, Roman is built for scale. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026 My heart breaks for the world, her family and friends who will miss her deeply. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 Parton was also deeply impacted by her brief role on the show for years to come. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026 The deeply personal decision of when and how to build a family has suddenly become part of a national conversation. — Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for deeply

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Her path is profoundly reshaped by an encounter with Mari (Okamoto), a Japanese theater director battling cancer.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
But a key question has been how profoundly the bans would affect public health, with some economists arguing that people would just use other funds to buy Coke and other sugary drinks instead.

— Sarah Todd, STAT, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of profoundly

Adverb

The poll showed that 62% of Republicans had a favorable view of McCormick, while 19% of Democrats viewed him positively.

— Finch Walker, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Analyst Kevin Cassidy at Rosenblatt told CNBC on Monday that markets would respond positively to a third-quarter revenue forecast around $105 billion.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of positively

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Within the oeuvre of the Muppets’ cinematic and televisual work, Miss Piggy hasn’t ever wholly been a punch line — her image is too dexterous for that.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
As rookies in 2022, Mike LaFleur was a first-time play caller from the Kyle Shanahan tree devoted wholly to his scheme.

— Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of wholly

Adverb

Returning raiding parties had to hand over their Thompson sub-machine guns to the outgoing lot and the usual backup sidearms were missing entirely.

— David Szondy August 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
Hasty said the leaders doing the hardest, smartest work often get missed entirely, because their skill shows up in decision quality, not the final score.

— Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of entirely

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Anthropic wanted assurance that its technology would not be used for fully autonomous weapons or domestic mass surveillance, and the DOD wanted Anthropic to grant the agency unfettered access to Claude across all lawful purposes.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
But then Anton brings up the idea of Talia and Brooke using him as their sperm donor and Talia fully cracks up.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of fully

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What to the other parties was merely the sale of a ship was to him a momentous event involving a radically new view of existence.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
That experience sent Shebani down a medical path that would lead her to treating mental health in a radically different way.

— Berly McCoy, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026

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