vastly
- adverb
- /ˈvæstli/
- Largely as a result of these characteristics, modernity is vastly more dynamic than any previous type of social order.
- vastly different
- vastly more
- vastly improved
That's Gaza, obviously on a vastly smaller level.
- That's Gaza, obviously on a vastly smaller level.
- And that version of me is so vastly different than who I am today.
- Two people, one America, but two vastly different outcomes.
- The payoff matrix is vastly in favor of false positives.
- He still has his heuristic insight, but he has vastly augmented computational powers.
- The subconscious mind within each person is, is so vastly powerful.
- But I think both are vastly different in that regard.
- And in fact, you know, most Asian societies consume vastly more than we do.
- And, you know, that means the volume vastly increases, you know, and the garbage does.
- Surface end up having a vastly disproportionate impact on women in the group.
Examples
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Unlike the Great Depression, this is a vastly different scenario.
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In many non-Western cultures, music serves purposes vastly different from those of Western concert music.
Academic text (1999) -
But nature has a vastly larger action space.
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And that version of me is so vastly different than who I am today.
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What is more, these two states have been vastly more successful than most others.
Academic text (2011) -
You become a vastly more valuable person.
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The University of Montana and Blackfeet Community College are vastly different institutions in size and mission.
Academic text (2017) -
Terrorist incitement is not new, but social networks have vastly increased the span of its influence.
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The landscape changed vastly after the renovations were completed.
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Her knowledge of history has vastly expanded since she started her studies.
Synonyms
To a very great degree
To a very great degree
To a very high degree, often about skill or rank
To a very great degree
By a very large amount
By a very large amount that makes it hard to refuse
By a large amount
To a much higher level than usual
To a very large degree
To a large degree
To a very large degree
To a very great degree
In a way that causes a very large and sudden change
To a very large degree
To a very great degree
To a very great degree
To a great degree
To a very great degree
To a large degree
To a very great degree that you cannot count
Says that something is extremely large, important, or impressive
To a very large degree
To a very large degree
In a very large and impressive way
In a very large and clearly visible way
By a much larger amount than others
By a very large amount that cannot be measured
To a very large degree
Antonyms
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Etymology
Vastly comes from the word vast, which means 'very large' and once gave the picture of a wide, empty space like a desert or the open sea. So, vastly means 'to a very large degree' or 'immensely'.