exceedingly
adverb
ex·ceed·ing·ly
ik-ˈsē-diŋ-lē 
variants
or less commonly exceeding
: to an extreme degree : extremely
Synonyms
- achingly
- almighty
- archly
- awful
- awfully
- badly
- beastly
- blisteringly
- bone
- colossally
- corking
- cracking
- damn
- damned
- dang
- deadly
- desperately
- eminently
- enormously
- especially
- ever
- 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 exceedingly in a Sentence
The weather was exceedingly cold.
The crime rate is exceedingly high.
Recent Examples on the Web
The companies have previously responded that such incidents are exceedingly rare.
—
Rob Wile, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
Toronto Maple Leafs Trades between two of the NHL’s oldest rivals are exceedingly rare, but this one could make sense.
—Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
By this point, the feud had gotten exceedingly messy with horrific allegations – some of which would be downright criminal in nature if proven true, but none of which were ever accompanied with any real evidence.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2024
Automakers and manufacturers said the risks from the issue were exceedingly small, questioning the agency's analysis and rationale for seeking a recall.
—David Shepardson, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for exceedingly 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Rob Wile, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
Toronto Maple Leafs Trades between two of the NHL’s oldest rivals are exceedingly rare, but this one could make sense.
—Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
By this point, the feud had gotten exceedingly messy with horrific allegations – some of which would be downright criminal in nature if proven true, but none of which were ever accompanied with any real evidence.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2024
Automakers and manufacturers said the risks from the issue were exceedingly small, questioning the agency's analysis and rationale for seeking a recall.
—David Shepardson, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for exceedingly
Dictionary Entries Near exceedingly
Cite this Entry
“Exceedingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exceedingly. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
exceedingly
adverb
ex·ceed·ing·ly
ik-ˈsēd-iŋ-lē
variants
also exceeding
: to a very great degree : extremely
an exceedingly fine job
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share