achingly
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Definition of achingly
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Synonyms & Antonyms for achingly
Synonyms
almighty, archly, awful, awfully, badly, beastly, blisteringly, bone, colossally, corking, cracking, damn, damned, dang, deadly, desperately, eminently, enormously, especially, ever, exceedingly (also exceeding), extra, extremely, fabulously, fantastically, far, fiercely, filthy, frightfully, full, greatly, heavily, highly, hugely, immensely, incredibly, intensely, jolly, majorly, mightily, mighty, monstrous [chiefly dialect], mortally, most, much, particularly, passing, rattling, real, really, right, roaring, roaringly, seriously, severely, so, sore, sorely, spanking, specially, stinking, such, super, supremely, surpassingly, terribly, that, thumping, too, unco, uncommonly, vastly, very, vitally, way, whacking, wicked, wildly
Antonyms
little, negligibly, nominally, slightly, somewhat
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This too: The movieās strongest awards assets are its actors ā Jordan, Foxx and the excellent Rob Morgan, who delivers an achingly effective turn as another one of Stevensonās death row clients. — Los Angeles Times, "Toronto Film Festival cheers āJust Mercyā as Jamie Foxx, Michael B. Jordan enter the Oscar race," 6 Sep. 2019 Testimony over months was alternately technical, delving into fire codes and safety requirements, to achingly emotional as parents recalled from the stand final text messages from children unable to escape the Dec. 2, 2016, fire. — Scott Wilson, Washington Post, "Jury delivers mixed verdict in āGhost Shipā warehouse fire," 5 Sep. 2019 Rodriguez gives an achingly beautiful performance, fully expressing the range of Ernie's private anxieties and outward hopefulness. — Author: Hank Stuever, Anchorage Daily News, "Review: Weāre buying what Kirsten Dunst is selling in āOn Becoming a God in Central Floridaā," 22 Aug. 2019 Rodriguez gives an achingly beautiful performance, fully expressing the range of Ernieās private anxieties and outward hopefulness. — Hank Stuever, Washington Post, "Weāre buying what Kirsten Dunst is selling in āOn Becoming a God in Central Floridaā," 22 Aug. 2019 Another major focus of the film: the women who gave country their own brand of emotional resonance, like Patsy Cline, with her achingly lovely voice, and the beloved icon Dolly Parton. — Woman's Day, "Ken Burns' New Documentary Is A Deep Dive Into the Fascinating History of Country Music," 13 Aug. 2019 At conferences every year, scientists from around the world gathered to discuss the achingly slow progress then being made. — Mark Buchanan, Twin Cities, "Mark Buchanan: The great, maddening promise of fusion energy," 4 Aug. 2019 In that respect, this 10-episode HBO series puts faces on a conflict often seen -- especially in the U.S. -- from a distant aerial view, bringing the loss, pain and senseless circle of violence achingly home. — Brian Lowry, CNN, "'Our Boys' powerfully puts faces on Israeli-Palestinian conflict," 12 Aug. 2019 Then there are achingly awkward moments that point to a candidate's long odds. — Thomas Beaumont, Fortune, "Iowa State Fair: Where U.S. Politics and Fried Oreos Intersect," 8 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'achingly.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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