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radically

radically

97 5.0
In a complete, extreme way that makes something very different
  • adverb
  • /ˈrædɪkli/
translation icon : radicalmente
  • The traditional sitcom has changed radically over the last few years.
  • radically different
  • radically change
  • radically transform

This is something radically new, he is going to say.

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Examples

  • I explained that in the 21st century, the needs of our learners were radically different from the previous century.

    Academic text (2011)
  • What you do in this world right now is radically different, right?

  • This is something radically new, he is going to say.

  • So we see here a radically different idea.

  • These were things that were radically different.

  • I mean, life as we know it is really radically going to change.

  • Today's international petroleum industry is radically different from what it was in the 1970s.

    Academic text (1999)
  • I would have pursued a technological, diplomatic, and procurement strategy radically different from what we did.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Managing this challenge necessitated a radically new approach to conducting ecological research.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The new policy will radically change how we approach education.

Synonyms

dramatically
vsradically
330 3.9

In a way that is very noticeable or extreme

means change that rewrites basics rather than only being striking
utterly
vsradically
236 3.6

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

is about transforming fundamentals rather than only total intensity
profoundly
vsradically
110 4.2

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

highlights foundational alteration rather than inward depth or feeling
wholly
vsradically
84 3.4

Completely in every way

stresses basic, structural change rather than mere totality
drastically
vsradically
80 4.3

In a way that causes a very large and sudden change

is focused on deep, basic alteration rather than only severe outcomes
revolutionarily
vsradically
7.4

In a way that causes a major change in how something works

is about thorough, extreme change that alters basics rather than gradual reform

Antonyms

885 1.0

A little, not very much

How Extreme

completely
1.0
radically
97 5.0
moderately
47 2.8
partly
375 1.0
slightly
885 1.0

Surface Forms

radically positive

Morphology

radically = radical (transparent) = radical + ly

Formed by the regular adjectival base 'radical' + '-ly', producing the predictable adverbial meaning 'in a radical way'.

Etymology

Radically comes from the Latin word radix, meaning 'root', and it shares the same root as radical. So to do something radically is to change it from the 'root' — a very complete or deep change.