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immensely

immensely

69 3.5
To a very large degree
  • adverb
  • /ɪˈmɛnslɪ/
: enormemente
  • I am immensely proud of the progress I have made this year.
  • immensely popular
  • benefit immensely
  • immensely powerful

It would help immensely and it spoils Carval.

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Examples

  • Their influence has, in the end, proved immensely important; and so might their example.

    Academic text (1992)
  • I enjoyed your performance immensely, Mr. Tyronne.

  • I, I find, I find it immensely moving.

  • You mean the program? Yeah, OK, because your program is immensely successful. I love it.

  • l must tell you, we enjoyed them immensely and look forward to seeing many more, now that we're in London.

  • In return, your business will grow immensely.

  • So this is a sort of beautiful, immensely satisfying story, OK?

  • So recovering from addiction is obviously immensely difficult for a lot of people.

  • In short, Koreans care immensely about education.

  • I'm sure if he was here he'd be immensely proud of you.

Synonyms

extremely
vsimmensely
∞ 1.0

To a very great degree

is the same idea expressed in a neutral common form
highly
vsimmensely
∞ 1.0

To a very high degree, often about skill or rank

is the common extreme degree without evaluative rank sense
incredibly
vsimmensely
855 2.3

To a very great degree

is the neutral high degree without the sense of wonder
terribly
vsimmensely
392 1.4

To a very great degree, often before words like cold or sad

is the basic extreme degree not tied to grammatical intensification
awfully
vsimmensely
340 1.4

To show strong feeling or degree

is the plain high degree rather than an emphasizing informal form
greatly
vsimmensely
312 1.0

By a very large amount

is the strong general intensifier used across many contexts
utterly
vsimmensely
243 3.6

Completely, to show that something is very strong or very great

is high in degree but not necessarily complete or total
a great deal
vsimmensely
175 1.8

Shows that something is done a lot

is a stronger extreme degree rather than a common everyday amount
overwhelmingly
vsimmensely
132 4.7

By a very large amount that makes it hard to refuse

is a strong degree but not about being irresistible or overpowering
tremendously
vsimmensely
112 3.1

To a very large degree

is a general intensifier with less force
profoundly
vsimmensely
110 4.2

Very strongly in a way that changes people's feelings or thoughts

is the general extreme degree not limited to emotional depth
enormously
vsimmensely
107 3.5

To a very large degree

is the plain extreme degree not stressing size or scale
wonderfully
vsimmensely
101 1.0

In a very good and impressive way

is the same high degree but without positive emotional tone
vastly
vsimmensely
97 3.0

By a very large amount

is the general high degree without implying broad comparison
hugely
vsimmensely
92 2.1

To a very great degree

is a general extreme degree without the large scale sense
exceptionally
vsimmensely
73 4.1

To a much higher level than usual

is the common extreme degree without marking unusualness
exceedingly
vsimmensely
54 4.6

To a very great degree

is the same high degree in general, not only formal use
insanely
vsimmensely
51 3.9

To a very great degree

is the high degree without implying excess or exaggeration
massively
vsimmensely
49 3.4

To a great degree

is similar but focuses on degree alone, not physical scale
sorely
vsimmensely
39 5.2

To a great degree

is the simple neutral extreme degree without added tone
supremely
vsimmensely
25 4.5

To a very high degree

is the common high degree without implying ultimate rank
fantastically
vsimmensely
18 3.5

To a very great degree

is similar but neutral about emotions or delight
phenomenally
vsimmensely
16 5.2

To a very great degree

is the plain extreme degree without exceptional praise
majorly
vsimmensely
  • Informal
16 7.4

To a very large degree

is the standard extreme degree without informal tone
terrifically
vsimmensely
12 3.6

To a very high degree

is the general high degree without the positive approval
immeasurably
vsimmensely
10 5.4

To a very great degree that you cannot count

is the extreme degree but not focused on being unmeasurable
awesomely
vsimmensely
  • Informal
8 5.4

To make a describing word much stronger

is a plain intensifier lacking the sense of wonder
inordinately
vsimmensely
  • Formal
7 7.5

To a much greater degree than is normal

is the plain extreme degree without the unusual or excessive sense
colossally
vsimmensely
3 5.8

To a very large degree

is the general intense degree without scale implication
outstandingly
vsimmensely
1 4.9

In a way that is much better than usual and impresses people

is the high degree but not necessarily praising exceptional quality
incalculably
vsimmensely
1 7.6

By a very large amount that cannot be measured

is the high degree without stressing inability to measure
surpassingly
vsimmensely
1 8.4

To a very high degree

is the general extreme degree not implying comparison
whoppingly
vsimmensely
  • Informal
1 7.8

To a very large degree

is the neutral high degree not marked as colloquial

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

Happens only by a very small amount

880 1.0

A little, not very much

20 3.7

A very small amount that is almost not noticeable

How Much

immensely
69 3.5
greatly
312 1.0
considerably
140 3.4
somewhat
811 2.0
slightly
880 1.0

Surface Forms

immensely positive
immenselier comparative
immenseliest superlative

Morphology

immensely = immense (transparent) = immense + ly

The adverb is a regular derivation from the adjective 'immense' using the productive suffix '-ly', so meaning is predictable for learners.

Etymology

Immensely comes from old parts in- 'not' and mensus 'measured', so it originally meant 'beyond measure'. Think of the English word measure: if something is immensely large or important, you cannot easily measure it, so it means 'very much'.