DEEPLY Synonyms: 135 Similar and Opposite Words

deeply

adverb

Definition of deeply

as in profoundly

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Recent Examples of deeply Wilson described Solari as independent, determined and deeply committed to her animals. — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026 Fear of Covid has declined, but consumer interest in deeply sanitizing homes, offices and schools has not diminished. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 Companies that scale with integrity have leaders at the helm who have invested deeply in the people around them. — M. Todd Abner, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 With her Demonic transformation, Rauch added a whole new shade of dark to Big Bang alums’ returns for the spinoff, following Kaley Cuoco’s ruthless Penny in Episode 2 and Kunal Nayyar’s deeply depressed Raj in Episode 1. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026 The precise numbers and locations have ebbed and flowed over the years, but that presence has remained enormous, sprawling, and deeply embedded. — Michael Fuchs, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026 This exhibition — as with museums throughout Chicago — brings the world closer, making history, science and diverse experiences accessible in deeply personal ways and in only a short journey from home. — Ronald Leopold, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 Sear the eggplant skin side down until deeply charred and soft but still intact. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 The sun in Leo is expressive, vivacious and deeply courageous. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026

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Turner gave me a framework for understanding how a profoundly anti-institutional ethos took hold, one that treated democratic institutions as obstacles to be bulldozed on the way to cyber-utopia.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
For me, there is something profoundly noble in these ordinary gestures.

— Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of profoundly

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Frederick said that how Howard has handled unenrollment and reenrollment can contribute positively to the school’s image.

— Matt Brown, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
Nicole Kidman’s jet set summer continues with its most recent stop in Mykonos, Greece, where the actress was positively glowing alongside Lioness co-star Zoe Saldaña.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of positively

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Where else would an internationally prestigious hotel group—born of Nobu Matsuhisa’s passion for gastronomy and wholly connected to the world of film thanks to De Niro—settle down?

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
One vital part of opening our heart to such insights into God’s nature and our wholly spiritual expression of Him is engaging with the Bible and the textbook of Christian Science, Science and Health.

— Tony Lobl, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of wholly

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Full renminbi convertibility, which is the premise buried inside Allaire's three-to-five-year forecast and which would constitute a different Chinese financial system entirely.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The ratings are based entirely on historical performance and on-field results.

— Loren Maxwell, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of entirely

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When serious concerns involving district operations and oversight are raised, the Board has an obligation to investigate them thoroughly, carefully consider the findings and act in the best long-term interest of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

— Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026
Using a disinfectant on a surface still covered with grease, grime or chicken slime will keep the chemical from reaching — and killing — the germs underneath unless the surface is first thoroughly cleaned.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of thoroughly

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Trade data show China has fully transitioned from providing mostly low cost manufacturing to supplying vital machinery and components for advanced manufacturing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
In Hrubec’s lab, the malformations took a different form — neural tube defects similar to spina bifida in humans, in which parts of the spinal column fail to close, or anencephaly, where the skull and brain never fully develop.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of fully

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Insilico Medicine believes generative AI can radically rewrite that equation.

— Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The college football landscape is radically different this time around with the transfer portal, name, image and likeness (NIL) and revenue sharing.

— Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026

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