KEENLY Synonyms: 112 Similar and Opposite Words

keenly

adverb

Definition of keenly

as in avidly

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as in acutely

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Recent Examples of keenly The milestone hit especially keenly for Jamie Lynn Spears, having nearly lost her eldest daughter, Maddie, to an ATV accident 10 years ago. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026 Sherman is keenly aware of her own power—and bullishly confident in it. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026 But Amodo’s engineers are keenly aware that political choices are downstream from what is possible. — Billy Perrigo, Time, 17 Aug. 2026 The ideology of Third Worldism and the New Agey, anything-goes-style progressivism of the West Coast that Naipaul so keenly lacerates were necessary precursors to the mass death in Guyana. — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026 Passkey architects have been keenly aware of this difference, which is largely necessary for Windows backward-compatibility reasons. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026 Nevertheless, Xi is keenly aware of the risks and political consequences of significant disruptions to China’s food supplies. — Caitlin Welsh, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026 There are countless casualties in House of the Dragon but few more keenly felt than Helaena, Westeros’s sweetheart, whom Phia Saban played with a quiet and often funny dignity over the years. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 Analysts are keenly focused on macro factors for its next move. — Charles Lloyd Bovaird Ii, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for keenly

Adverb

The couple were deeply involved in literary circles, collected books avidly, read voraciously as well as penning various works.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Yet years spent avidly collecting the pieces naturally left a mark in his approach.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026

Definition of avidly

Adverb

Below, during a conversation with THR, Taylor-Joy also discusses key changes made to Jonathan Tropper’s adaptation of Marissa Stapley’s novel Lucky, before revealing what made her first day on set acutely emotional.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
The industry’s promises AI companies are acutely aware of the souring views toward data centers, and several have made pledges to try and assure Americans that their buildouts will benefit the country.

— Ashley Capoot,Garrett Downs, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of acutely

Adverb

While someone off-camera told the riders to keep their hands up and not close their eyes, RAYE excitedly raised her own hands into the air before nudging Jordan to do the same.

— Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
The cast excitedly looked around the room, clearly expecting Minogue herself to join them.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026

Definition of excitedly

Adverb

However, looking at the market reaction, Samsung shares fell sharply after the South Korean stock market opened today.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
But its arrivals-to-departures ratio—a measure of hires relative to exits—has fallen sharply, from about 12-to-1 in the second quarter of 2023 to roughly 2-to-1 in the third quarter of 2026, according to Zeki’s data.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of sharply

Adverb

That has astronomers eagerly awaiting what can be seen as the shroud over the heart of the Milky Way gets at least partially lifted.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 29 Aug. 2026
New technology and a legacy of discovery Astronomers are already eagerly awaiting the astronomical discoveries that Roman and its ultra-sensitive infrared detectors will produce.

— Don Figer, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of eagerly

Adverb

Most poignantly, he was struck by how far the late, great Buck O’Neil’s museum has come since its inception in a one-room office in 1990.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
Our range includes a meandering cowboy odyssey that sprawls from a nowhere town in Texas to Big Sky country, a poignantly observant memoir from a wild child Dreamlander, and a careful dissection of a situationship set to the rhythms of 1970s Brazil.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of poignantly

Adverb

Approximately 85 feet of 10-foot-tall sliding-glass doors open the great room to a broad porch, where roll-down screens allow the family to embrace indoor-outdoor living without quite so enthusiastically embracing the bugs that come with it.

— Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2026
While many were in Texas, Florida and other states that have enthusiastically cooperated with the crackdown, arrests increased across the country in July, even in states with laws seeking to limit ICE operations, such as New Jersey.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of enthusiastically

Adverb

And violations of public trust are typically judged quite harshly.

— Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
Tariff Refunds Spark Political Debate Democratic lawmakers have harshly criticized corporations receiving millions in tariff refunds without passing those benefits on to consumers.

— Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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