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Synonyms & Antonyms for heartily
Synonyms
brightly, cheerfully, cheerily, gaily (also gayly), happily, jocosely, jovially, merrily, mirthfully, smilingly
Antonyms
bleakly, cheerlessly, darkly, heavily, miserably, morosely, unhappily
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Nor would a closer relationship be popular with large numbers of British voters who heartily dislike Trump, not least for his positions on Iran and climate change. — Steven Erlanger, BostonGlobe.com, "Boris Johnson needs help from Trump, but not too much," 21 Aug. 2019 One of the greats in the repertoire of Italian soups is ribollita, a heartily dense Tuscan soup. — Bill St. John, The Denver Post, "How to make processed foods healthier," 14 Aug. 2019 His senior aides, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and national security adviser John Bolton, sitting across from their Brazilian counterparts, chuckled heartily. — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "Trump, Putin joke about media, election meddling at G20," 28 June 2019 Nixon laughed heartily and went on to tell the Secretary of State, William Rogers, about Reagan’s outburst, in part to express that many Americans shared such bigotry. — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, "How a Historian Uncovered Ronald Reagan’s Racist Remarks to Richard Nixon," 2 Aug. 2019 Ever since Lafayette ruined Cornwallis’ last supper in Yorktown, Yanks have heartily embraced the culinary contributions of our Gallic allies. — Jim Kempton, Orange County Register, "Follow the French: A look at the French influence on cuisine around the world," 2 Aug. 2019 Mueller then challenged Edwards again on the question of whether the FBI should be divided into separate law enforcement and intelligence agencies, an idea the director heartily opposed. — Ken Dilanian, NBC News, "Democrats want Mueller to tell swing voters what Trump did wrong," 23 July 2019 Instead, the somewhat soggy crowd got to its feet and cheered heartily as Mayor Lori Lightfoot took the stage to introduce the music. — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, "Grant Park Orchestra review: A visually daunting season-opener with Mayor Lori Lightfoot," 13 June 2019 Get our daily newsletter Mr Trump, meanwhile, is wary of losing support from rural Midwesterners who backed him heartily in 2016. — A.r. | Chicago, The Economist, "Joe Biden and Donald Trump trade insults in Iowa," 11 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'heartily.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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