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

• extremely
• incredibly
• very
• terribly
• highly
• too
• greatly
• badly
• so
• severely
• damned
• damn
• really
• immensely
• far
• desperately
• seriously
• intensely
• wildly
• much

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

One way to get there is to network smaller quantum computers together, much like today’s AI datacenters connect racks of GPUs together to form one enormously powerful computer. —Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 24 June 2025

So, although an elementary school with declining enrollment is struggling to hold on to all of its teachers, funding for after-school programs and field trips is enormously expanded compared with a decade ago. —Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025

For decades, the Kremlin has allowed Russia’s defense budget to grow faster than the country’s GDP, but the budget expenditures have increased enormously since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. —Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 22 June 2025

This enormously talented son of California never dropped a bomb on anyone. —Patricia Schultheis, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1668, in the meaning defined above