greatly
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Definition of greatly
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Synonyms & Antonyms for greatly
Synonyms
gallantly, grandly, greatheartedly, heroically, high-mindedly, honorably, magnanimously, nobly
Antonyms
basely, currishly, dishonorably, ignobly
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Jack had a great love for his family and friends, who will miss him greatly. — courant.com, "John J. Hinchen," 8 Sep. 2019 The Governor’s Office of Information Technology, which has worked on the project for nearly two years, has said the revolutionary new system, which relies on cloud technology, will greatly simplify the user experience. — Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, "Some Coloradans can’t access food and medical benefits due to glitches in new state system," 5 Sep. 2019 Today's Headlines Why Hurricane Dorian defied forecasts and sank the Bahamas Hurricane Dorian has greatly surpassed predictions of its strength, and its unpredictability has left the residents in its path terrified. — Wired, "Hurricane Dorian Science, a Vaping Mouse Experiment, and More News," 4 Sep. 2019 That meant that state elections could be greatly affected. — NBC News, "Meet the Press - August 8, 2019," 8 Aug. 2019 The report notes that 13 intersections, 12 freeway segments and four on-ramps will be greatly affected on a regular basis. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "SDSU Mission Valley: Here’s what kind of traffic you can expect," 5 Aug. 2019 The Soong sisters of China, who greatly affected what has become modern day China do not quite garner the attention in Chicago’s western suburbs as some of these other sister sets. — Sara Clarkson, chicagotribune.com, "Clarkson: Hinsdale Library to stage story of famous Shanghai sisters," 13 July 2019 Hours before Thursday’s Democratic presidential debate, the Supreme Court issued two rulings that could greatly affect our democracy. — Adam Eichen, The New Republic, "Restoring Democracy is Not Open to Debate," 2 July 2019 The accusations greatly affected the family in 1978 and 1979. — Michelle Hunter, nola.com, "New suspect named in 1978 abduction, murder of 5-year-old Stephanie Hebert," 29 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'greatly.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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