: 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

Examples of immensely in a Sentence

an immensely successful debut album
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Human vocabulary might become immensely simpler and more formulaic if generative AI frequently reinforces particular words and downplays other words. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024 There is also the issue of Europe's future security architecture, an immensely complex subject, that requires broad multilateral agreement and cannot be negotiated in 12 months. Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024 In these immensely enjoyable and unpredictable montages, Coover tries to capture the entirety of the 1950s, depicting the decade as a battle between Uncle Sam (the United States) and the Phantom (Soviet communism), one that is waged on a landscape of mass media and pop culture. Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024 Imgur's event followed the same fate as the immensely popular RedditGifts, which Reddit ended in 2021. Emma Bowman, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for immensely 

Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of immensely was in 1651

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“Immensely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immensely. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.

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