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vastly

vastly

103 3.0
By a very large amount
  • adverb
  • /ˈvæstli/
translation icon : enormemente
  • 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.

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Examples

  • Unlike the Great Depression, this is a vastly different scenario.

  • 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.

  • And that version of me is so vastly different than who I am today.

  • What is more, these two states have been vastly more successful than most others.

    Academic text (2011)
  • You become a vastly more valuable person.

  • 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.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The landscape changed vastly after the renovations were completed.

  • Her knowledge of history has vastly expanded since she started her studies.

Synonyms

a lot
vsvastly
1.0

To a very great degree

is used to stress even stronger or broader extreme degree
extremely
vsvastly
1.0

To a very great degree

is focused on great extent and general strength rather than rarity
highly
vsvastly
922 1.0

To a very high degree, often about skill or rank

is the broad adverb for very large degree not limited to quality
incredibly
vsvastly
584 2.3

To a very great degree

is the plain word for great degree without focusing on surprise
greatly
vsvastly
350 1.0

By a very large amount

is the common adverb for extreme degree rather than specific change
overwhelmingly
vsvastly
151 4.7

By a very large amount that makes it hard to refuse

is the general word for large degree without implying irresistible force
considerably
vsvastly
144 3.4

By a large amount

is broader and can express general large degree without measurement
extraordinarily
vsvastly
137 3.9

To a much higher level than usual

is the standard intensifier for large degree rather than unusual quality
tremendously
vsvastly
129 3.1

To a very large degree

is a basic intensifier showing large degree without added force
substantially
vsvastly
129 4.9

To a large degree

is the general term for high degree without implying specific effect
enormously
vsvastly
128 3.5

To a very large degree

is similar but used more generally for strong abstract degrees
hugely
vsvastly
84 2.1

To a very great degree

is the general adverb for great extent without necessarily large effect
drastically
vsvastly
80 4.3

In a way that causes a very large and sudden change

is the plain intensifier for large degree, not only for big changes
immensely
vsvastly
70 3.5

To a very large degree

is the straightforward term for very large degree without extra image
wildly
vsvastly
57 2.7

To a very great degree

is the plain term for great degree without implying wild exaggeration
exceedingly
vsvastly
57 4.6

To a very great degree

is the common adverb for very large degree without added exceptionality
massively
vsvastly
47 3.4

To a great degree

is the plain term for large degree without stressing physical scale
phenomenally
vsvastly
17 5.2

To a very great degree

is a basic degree adverb used for strong magnitude, not exceptionality
11 3.5

To a large degree

is the adverb form that emphasizes a broad very large degree
immeasurably
vsvastly
10 5.4

To a very great degree that you cannot count

is the ordinary high degree term that does not imply unmeasurable amount
monumentally
vsvastly
8 4.4

Says that something is extremely large, important, or impressive

is used more generally to mark very large degree, not memory or fame
majorly
vsvastly
  • Informal
6 7.4

To a very large degree

is the standard intensifier for large degree in neutral contexts
colossally
vsvastly
3 5.8

To a very large degree

is the neutral adverb for very large degree without extra drama
prodigiously
vsvastly
2 7.7

In a very large and impressive way

is the common intensifier for big degree without stressing impressiveness
gigantically
vsvastly
1 3.7

In a very large and clearly visible way

is the ordinary adverb for great degree not only physical largeness
by a long way
vsvastly
  • UK
1 3.0

By a much larger amount than others

is the simple adverb focusing on overall very large degree, not comparison
incalculably
vsvastly
1 7.6

By a very large amount that cannot be measured

is a normal intensifier for great degree, not claiming unmeasurability
whoppingly
vsvastly
  • Informal
7.8

To a very large degree

is the regular intensifier for big degree without playful exaggeration

Antonyms

1.0

Happens only by a very small amount

885 1.0

A little, not very much

22 3.7

A very small amount that is almost not noticeable

How Much

vastly
103 3.0
greatly
350 1.0
considerably
144 3.4
somewhat
816 2.0
slightly
885 1.0

Surface Forms

vastly positive

Morphology

vastly = vast (transparent) = vast + ly

Formed by the productive adjective-to-adverb suffix '-ly'; meaning 'to a great extent' is directly derived from 'vast'.

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'.