enormously
adverb
enor·mous·ly
i-ˈnȯr-məs-lē 
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: to a very great or enormous degree or extent : exceedingly, vastly
an enormously popular performer
an area of business that has grown enormously in recent years
an enormously complicated problem
Synonyms
- achingly
- almighty
- archly
- awful
- awfully
- badly
- beastly
- blisteringly
- bone
- colossally
- corking
- cracking
- damn
- damned
- dang
- deadly
- desperately
- eminently
- especially
- ever
- exceedingly
- exceeding
- extra
- extremely
- fabulously
- fantastically
- far
- fiercely
- filthy
- frightfully
- full
- greatly
- heavily
- highly
- hugely
- immensely
- incredibly
- intensely
- jolly
- majorly
- mightily
- mighty
- monstrous [chiefly dialect]
- mortally
- most
- much
- particularly
- passing
- rattling
- real
- really
- right
- roaring
- roaringly
- seriously
- severely
- so
- sore
- sorely
- spanking
- specially
- stinking
- such
- super
- supremely
- surpassingly
- terribly
- that
- thumping
- too
- unco
- uncommonly
- vastly
- very
- vitally
- way
- whacking
- wicked
- wildly
Examples of enormously in a Sentence
an enormously entertaining film
the neighbors have been enormously helpful during this difficult time
Recent Examples on the Web
Carter’s massive deregulation of industry contributed enormously to the 1980s disinflationary boom.
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Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Seeking a durable second pair upgrade — and ideally a player with term — is an enormously difficult proposition on the trade market, especially given the skyrocketing price of blue-line help.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Lee Miller was a woman who contributed enormously to the visual documentation of the truths about the Nazi regime.
—Federica Polidoro, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2024
Following the start of the #MeToo movement, the use of intimacy coordinators on big projects has grown enormously, with high-profile examples on shows like Normal People and I May Destroy You.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
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Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Seeking a durable second pair upgrade — and ideally a player with term — is an enormously difficult proposition on the trade market, especially given the skyrocketing price of blue-line help.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Lee Miller was a woman who contributed enormously to the visual documentation of the truths about the Nazi regime.
—Federica Polidoro, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2024
Following the start of the #MeToo movement, the use of intimacy coordinators on big projects has grown enormously, with high-profile examples on shows like Normal People and I May Destroy You.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Enormously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enormously. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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