MEANINGFULLY Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

meaningfully

adverb

Definition of meaningfully

as in sensibly

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Recent Examples of meaningfully Unlike pure long calls, the short put meaningfully reduces the net capital outlay. — Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026 What rules would, or are there rules that would meaningfully change the experience for job seekers? — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 Rush also pointed to millions of searches conducted across the network and argued that the rapid expansion has created opportunities for abuse, without providing sufficient evidence that the technology has meaningfully reduced serious crime. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 This challenge layered on top of the very real barriers that chronically absent students face can make educators feel defeated and think that absenteeism is simply too big and entrenched of a problem for schools to meaningfully address. — Jerome A. Graham, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026 Neither rolling nor folding jeans ever seemed to save space, and compression packing cubes didn’t meaningfully cut down the volume of multiple pairs of denim. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2026 Done consistently across a decade of gap years, these conversions can meaningfully shrink the pre-tax balance. — Dana Dunkelberger, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Chelsea have a manager rather than a head coach for the first time under BlueCo, which has meaningfully shifted the dynamic within the club’s sporting leadership structure. — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 But small, consistent steps from parents can meaningfully reduce how often illness spreads through a family during the school year. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026

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Schools should be teaching students to define that objective, assemble the relevant evidence, divide the work sensibly between person and machine, inspect intermediate results, and explain the reasoning behind the product.

— Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
William Saliba — France/Arsenal (position unchanged) Gave up almost nothing to his Arsenal team-mate Gyokeres as France nonchalantly dismissed Sweden, dominating in the air and on the floor while distributing the ball sensibly.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of sensibly

Adverb

More relevantly, the fine is not going to hurt them to any real degree.

— Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
If the answer to that question is no, or more relevantly, not soon enough to satisfy investors’ expectations about the future, then the fallout in global equities could be brutal.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025

Definition of relevantly

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The person driving picks the music, and more pertinently, the person doing the dishes chooses how to load the dishwasher.

— John Hodgman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
In the same way characters come and go, bulletins from the outside world pop up as backdrop, with references to The Balfour Declaration and, more pertinently, the upcoming Peel Commission, which, published the following year, would open the gates to partition.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026

Definition of pertinently

Adverb

States are also setting up systems that may not adequately track pregnant and postpartum enrollees who should be exempt from the law’s new work requirements, erroneously dropping them from coverage, Burak’s report said.

— Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
These Harry Bertoia stools spotted on 1stDibs are the type of seats that can be dressed up or down—or left alone to be adequately admired.

— Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of adequately

Adverb

If Menorca were instead described as a refreshing gazpacho, this 18th-century rural estate converted into a luxury hotel would be the perfectly satisfying last spoonful.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
Swift’s engagement ring, which has been estimated to have a minimum value of $550,000, fits perfectly with the band, Fitzpatrick noted.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of perfectly

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Given that the Touch Bar is no more, this stumbling block was never satisfactorily overcome.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
The one question that was asked repeatedly, but was never satisfactorily answered, was why the Linwood store had been chosen for the turnover.

— Eric Adler July 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026

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