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immensely
adverb
im·mense·ly
i-ˈmen(t)s-lē
: to a very great or immense degree or extent : exceedingly, enormously
We enjoyed ourselves immensely.
an immensely talented athlete
an immensely important discovery
an immensely wealthy family
Synonyms
- achingly
- almighty
- archly
- awful
- awfully
- badly
- beastly
- blisteringly
- bone
- colossally
- corking
- cracking
- damn
- damned
- dang
- deadly
- desperately
- eminently
- enormously
- especially
- ever
- exceedingly
- exceeding
- extra
- extremely
- fabulously
- fantastically
- far
- fiercely
- filthy
- frightfully
- full
- greatly
- heavily
- highly
- hugely
- 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 immensely in a Sentence
an immensely successful debut album
Recent Examples on the Web
Another notable Italian healthcare company that has contributed immensely to collaborations to improve global healthcare delivery is San Donato Hospital Group (GSD), a subsidiary of GKSD Investment Holding.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
The touchdown, uh, was aided immensely by the game’s side judge, who inexplicably stopped the game clock after Rattler’s completion inbounds to Moreau at the 1 with nine seconds left, for something around five seconds, while the Saints scrambled to the line of scrimmage.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Golden visas for foreign investors have become immensely popular since the pandemic crisis when hordes of U.S. citizens migrated abroad.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024
In human services, an employee's reliability, compassion and ability to handle sensitive situations matter immensely.
—Debra Rinell, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1651, in the meaning defined above
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“Immensely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immensely. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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