extensively

adverb

Definition of extensivelynext
as in highly
to a large extent or degree several beaches were extensively damaged by the hurricane

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extensively
  1. highly
  2. greatly
  3. much
  4. significantly
  5. utterly
Adverb
  • And last month the board approved a contract for separate legal counsel from the county office — a move that is highly unusual for education offices, Fine said.
    Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • But though ruthlessly efficient at killing off some frog species, the fungus is highly vulnerable to heat: Temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius (about 85 degrees Fahrenheit) slow disease progression.
    Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of highly
Adverb
  • Additionally, antibiotic treatments can also greatly impact the environment.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Whereas cases of the STI in newborns increased by 30% annually in recent years — greatly alarming public health experts — the upward trend has decelerated.
    Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of greatly
Adverb
  • That beauty adorns a much more capable drive than the Seagate models mentioned above.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Instead of continuing on to Pristine Camp, 14,800 feet high and the highlight of our trip, JSB was able to get my wife to the nearest hospital, provide an interpreter, and manage to get us to a lovely finca at a much lower altitude where my wife recovered in a beautiful setting.
    Kathleen Saxe, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of much
Adverb
  • Less impact on SpaceX and X Musk’s other major business, SpaceX, likely wouldn’t have had significantly different relations with the federal government no matter who is elected.
    CNN.com, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Inflation has cooled significantly from its peak more than two years ago.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of significantly
Adverb
  • After looking utterly hopeless offensively for two months, UCLA has ground out three straight wins, riding a strong secondary and suddenly improved ground game into a trip to Washington this weekend.
    Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
  • These women have sometimes gone through decades of being made to feel utterly worthless.
    Simon Perry, People.com, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of utterly
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