strongly
- adverb
- /ˈstrɔŋli/
- I strongly urge that this whole matter be turned over to the office... of the district attorney.
- strongly disagree
- strongly agree
- strongly correlated
How poor people get rich will strongly shape the Anthropocene.
- How poor people get rich will strongly shape the Anthropocene.
- Now I can't emphasise too strongly that rider is important.
- So that two theories which overlap very strongly and do not coincide.
- Two dozen witnesses, most of them strongly anti Bolshevik, testified.
- Perhaps it's manifesting even more strongly now than ever before.
- Those hormones are strongly influenced by insulin.
- Most of the heresies were pretty, pretty strongly against the Orthodox.
- I have so many views and I really strongly believe a lot of things.
- And you know, I, I strongly believe that we're all sexual beings.
- So that's why on balance, I very strongly defend Jeremiah.
- So I believe we should strongly and decisively support the Ukrainians.
- You know, it's it's very strongly wanting punishment, Poeta.
Examples
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Of course if you feel strongly about it, I'll hand it over.
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Trust me, I would strongly urge you to not do so.
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And our committee felt very strongly about this.
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But something I did is I feel strongly people need to understand this.
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But I strongly believe every person, man or woman, should be able to perform.
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I cannot warn you strongly enough against that.
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I would strongly advise you to not go down the same rabbit hole as your partner here.
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Pregnant women should be strongly advised not to travel to malaria risk regions.
Academic text (2011) -
Reagan believed strongly that the Contras deserved American funding and support.
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He strongly advocated for changes in the education system.
Synonyms
To a large degree or too much
In a strong way that shows you will not change your decision
In a very strong or focused way
In a very strong way that shows energy or anger
In a strong, energetic way showing a lot of effort
In a way that shows very strong feelings and great excitement
In a strong way that uses a lot of power
In a harsh, angry way when speaking to someone
To speak or act with strong feeling and force
In a strong, definite way that shows no doubt
In a very strong and forceful way
In a strong, angry, or excited way
To do something with great force or effort
In a firm way that shows you refuse to change your mind
With great effort and determination
In a strong and forceful way
To a very great degree
In a way that shows strong feelings, often anger
In a confident, firm way that makes your opinions and needs clear
In a firm and determined way
Antonyms
How Strongly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Strongly comes from the old English word strong, which meant 'powerful' and is the same root as strength. The ending -ly turns a word into one that means 'in a powerful or forceful way', so strongly means 'in a powerful or forceful way'.