THUNDEROUSLY Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

thunderously

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Recent Examples of thunderously David Sims explores how Robert Duvall could carry a film thunderously, yet also stand out in the subtlest of roles. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026 A lot of this is due to a thunderously loud W16 that pumps out 1,578 hp and 1,180. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025 There are a lot of subtle winks like that in the series, including someone other than Kyle MacLachlan playing a character named Agent Cooper, and even a reference to Hawke’s hilarious, thunderously great performance as John Brown in The Good Lord Bird. — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025

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Despite that underlying tension, kids play on the street outside while the large family has a dynamic like any other — noisily squabbling, joking, or in the case of the matriarchal grandmother, Mariam (Hiam Abbass), preparing a meal in a kitchen plagued by constant utility outages.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
As Lurie was transitioning into the mayor’s office, union workers were noisily picketing outside several of the largest hotels in San Francisco.

— J.D. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2026

Definition of noisily

Adverb

On Thursday, Clancy loudly sobbed, shuddered and covered her face with her hands as a medical examiner testified about Callan’s autopsy.

— Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Clancy cried loudly in court as the first witness, a Massachusetts medical examiner, testified about performing an autopsy on her infant son.

— Kristina Rex, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of loudly

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Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith’s screenplay is littered with exaggerated stereotypes just waiting to be boisterously subverted.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 June 2026
These movies now add up to a canon greater than the sum of their boisterously funny, deliriously inventive parts.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 June 2026

Definition of boisterously

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Tom Cruise sat elbow to elbow with David Beckham; UCLA and Los Angeles Lakers star Kareem Abdul Jabbar got a rousing ovation and Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart was lustily booed.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Helen wept quietly, believing her world had come to an end, while Alice, always comfortable with attention, cried more lustily.

— Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of lustily

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Almost every day there is a new announcement about some resoundingly breathtaking AI innovation.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
The usual English national anthem ‘God Save The King’ (or Queen, depending on the monarch at the time) was resoundingly rejected, finishing in third (aka last) place with a 12 per cent share.

— George Edwards, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of resoundingly

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These moves have once again foregrounded Paul's unproven claims that the SARS-Cov-2 virus came from a lab leak and that Fauci covered it up — a charge the scientist has vociferously denied.

— Ari Daniel, NPR, 30 July 2026
Certain members of the cast push the humor a little too vociferously.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of vociferously

Adverb

South Florida has a large population of Venezuelan immigrants—a stridently anti-chavista voting bloc that many politicians see as crucial to winning elections.

— Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Ukraine’s accession process was long stymied by Hungary, under stridently nationalist former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who was considered Russia’s strongest ally in Europe and possible threat to the EU project.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 June 2026

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