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enormously

enormously

107 3.5
To a very large degree
  • adverb
  • /ɪˈnɔːrməsli/
: enormemente
  • She was enormously grateful for all the support she received during her recovery.
  • increase enormously
  • help enormously
  • benefit enormously

The experience and attitudes vary enormously among states.

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Examples

  • And the answer is it was enormously expensive.

  • Getting to the city and finding a job seemed an enormously complex task.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • His work is enormously well known to people here.

  • And what that means is you care enormously about your appearance.

  • So that has been enormously, enormously helpful for me.

  • So I want to thank you enormously for those changes and reforms.

  • Requirements for full participation in our society have changed enormously and continue to change rapidly.

    Academic text (2013)
  • In doing this, he has contributed enormously to the scope of what we know about Africa.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Carbon sequestration is enormously expensive.

  • For Kissinger and official Washington, that was an enormously important insight into the conflict.

    Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

a lot
vsenormously
∞ 1.0

To a very great degree

is the standard emphatic word for a very large degree
extremely
vsenormously
∞ 1.0

To a very great degree

is the common neutral word for the same large degree
highly
vsenormously
∞ 1.0

To a very high degree, often about skill or rank

is the straightforward term for a very large degree
incredibly
vsenormously
855 2.3

To a very great degree

is the neutral term for very great degree without emotion
heavily
vsenormously
481 1.0

To a large degree or too much

gives degree alone without implying physical weight
awfully
vsenormously
340 1.4

To show strong feeling or degree

is the plain descriptive term for the same high degree
greatly
vsenormously
312 1.0

By a very large amount

is the basic word for great degree without approval tone
utterly
vsenormously
243 3.6

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

speaks of very large degree but not absolute totality
a great deal
vsenormously
175 1.8

Shows that something is done a lot

is the emphatic single-word term for the same great extent
considerably
vsenormously
140 3.4

By a large amount

is the stronger, more emphatic word for very great degree
overwhelmingly
vsenormously
132 4.7

By a very large amount that makes it hard to refuse

is the straightforward term for very great degree without forcefulness
extraordinarily
vsenormously
131 3.9

To a much higher level than usual

is the general word for very great degree without rarity tone
substantially
vsenormously
123 4.9

To a large degree

is the more emphatic general expression of very great degree
tremendously
vsenormously
112 3.1

To a very large degree

is the plain term for a very large degree without flair
vastly
vsenormously
97 3.0

By a very large amount

is the simpler term for great degree without breadth emphasis
hugely
vsenormously
92 2.1

To a very great degree

serves as the standard formal expression for very large degree
exceptionally
vsenormously
73 4.1

To a much higher level than usual

is the neutral expression of a very great degree
immensely
vsenormously
69 3.5

To a very large degree

is a general word for very large degree without scale focus
exceedingly
vsenormously
54 4.6

To a very great degree

is the simple, common way to say a very great degree
insanely
vsenormously
51 3.9

To a very great degree

is the neutral word for very great degree without excessive tone
massively
vsenormously
49 3.4

To a great degree

is the basic word for great degree without scale implication
supremely
vsenormously
25 4.5

To a very high degree

is the broad term for very great degree rather than peak level
profusely
vsenormously
21 4.8

In very large amounts, often more than needed

refers to degree without focusing on physical quantity
fantastically
vsenormously
18 3.5

To a very great degree

is the neutral term for very great degree without excitement
to a great extent
vsenormously
16 3.5

To a large degree

is the stronger, more emphatic expression of very great degree
phenomenally
vsenormously
16 5.2

To a very great degree

expresses the same high degree but without positive amazement
majorly
vsenormously
  • Informal
16 7.4

To a very large degree

is the neutral, standard term for very great degree
terrifically
vsenormously
12 3.6

To a very high degree

is the plain descriptor for very large degree without praise
immeasurably
vsenormously
10 5.4

To a very great degree that you cannot count

is the normal way to say a very large measurable degree
completely and utterly
vsenormously
10 2.3

Totally and without any doubt

notes a large degree but not total or absolute extent
monumentally
vsenormously
8 4.4

Says that something is extremely large, important, or impressive

gives the plain measure of a very large degree
awesomely
vsenormously
  • Informal
8 5.4

To make a describing word much stronger

is the neutral emphatic term without the informal positive tone
inordinately
vsenormously
  • Formal
7 7.5

To a much greater degree than is normal

is the neutral large-degree word without sense of excess
staggeringly
vsenormously
6 6.7

To a very surprising degree that is hard to believe

is the neutral way to state a very large degree
colossally
vsenormously
3 5.8

To a very large degree

is the common descriptor for very great degree without grandeur
prodigiously
vsenormously
2 7.7

In a very large and impressive way

states a very large degree without implying wonder
gigantically
vsenormously
1 3.7

In a very large and clearly visible way

focuses on degree alone, not specifically on huge size
outstandingly
vsenormously
1 4.9

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

gives the plain measure of very great degree without evaluation
incalculably
vsenormously
1 7.6

By a very large amount that cannot be measured

is the plain term for very great degree without immeasurability
bigly
vsenormously
  • Informal
1 8.9

In a very large way

is the normal, widely accepted term for very great degree
surpassingly
vsenormously
1 8.4

To a very high degree

is the regular word for very great degree without comparison tone
heftily
vsenormously
1 4.5

By a large amount

is the plain giant-degree term without weight nuance
whoppingly
vsenormously
  • Informal
1 7.8

To a very large degree

is the regular word for very great degree without showiness

Antonyms

880 1.0

A little, not very much

How Much

enormously
107 3.5
greatly
312 1.0
considerably
140 3.4
moderately
44 2.8
somewhat
811 2.0
slightly
880 1.0

Surface Forms

enormously positive

Morphology

enormously = enormous (transparent) = enormous + ly

Clear, regular adverb formation from the adjective 'enormous' using the productive suffix '-ly', so the degree meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

The word enormously comes from enormous, which originally meant 'out of the norm' — beyond what is usual, so think of norm or normal as 'usual'. So, enormously means 'to a very great degree'.