eminently
18
5.7
- adverb
- /ˈɛmɪnəntli/
- Formal
:
sumamente
- And he happens to be eminently qualified.
- eminently qualified
- eminently practical
- eminently sensible
But what I'm realizing is that we are eminently hackable, right?
- But what I'm realizing is that we are eminently hackable, right?
- But I, like you, believe that's eminently doable.
- Hagel is eminently not a Mystic.
- So he's eminently qualified to guide us through this particular area of science.
Examples
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So he's eminently qualified to guide us through this particular area of science.
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One thing emerged as being eminently clear: respondents were highly competitive.
Academic text (2002) -
One would be right to suppose, therefore, that it is an eminently stable state.
Academic text (1998) -
I'm eminently qualified to teach both.
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The effort required to develop and maintain the feedback loop is eminently worthwhile.
Academic text (1992) -
Nixon explained this strange arrangement as being eminently practical and workable.
Academic text (1990) -
Because of the uniqueness of the case, I think he's eminently qualified to represent you.
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A native of Savannah, Dr. McNair is eminently qualified to succeed Dr. Bailey as editor.
Academic text (2011) -
His contributions to the project were eminently valuable and made a significant impact.
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The team was eminently prepared for the upcoming presentation, showcasing their hard work.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To a large degree
∞
1.0
To a very great degree
922
1.0
To a very high degree, often about skill or rank
584
2.3
To a very great degree
351
1.4
To show strong feeling or degree
350
1.0
By a very large amount
144
3.4
By a large amount
137
3.9
To a much higher level than usual
129
3.1
To a very large degree
129
4.9
To a large degree
128
3.5
To a very large degree
111
1.0
In a very good and impressive way
103
3.0
By a very large amount
101
3.5
In a way that is especially clear or important
84
2.1
To a very great degree
80
4.1
To a much higher level than usual
70
3.5
To a very large degree
57
4.6
To a very great degree
32
3.5
In large amounts that are more than enough
26
4.5
To a very high degree
22
4.6
In a way that is very easy to notice
21
3.5
To a very great degree
17
5.2
To a very great degree
15
4.3
In a very impressive and successful way
14
3.8
In a way that makes people feel respect
12
3.6
To a very high degree
12
3.3
In a very good way that shows great skill
11
3.5
To a large degree
11
4.6
In a very impressive way
10
5.4
To a very great degree that you cannot count
8
2.8
In a very good way that shows a lot of skill
6
7.4
To a very large degree
5
5.4
To make a describing word much stronger
2
7.7
In a very large and impressive way
2
6.1
In a very impressive way that surprises people
1
4.9
In a way that is much better than usual and impresses people
1
7.9
In a way that is more important than other things
1
7.0
To a very high degree, showing excellent quality
1
8.4
To a very high degree
Antonyms
How Strongly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Eminently comes from the Latin eminere, meaning 'to stand out' or 'rise up', and is the '-ly' form of eminent. So, to call something eminently good is to say it 'stands out' as very good.