innumerably
- adverb
- /ɪˈnjuːmərəblɪ/
- Children can imagine innumerably many scenarios during their playtime.
Examples
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"What is given once can be received innumerably; the narrator has thus already had six 'birthdays.'
Academic text (2000) -
Innumerably layered, history's gross deadly pall
Fiction book (1990) -
The artist created innumerably unique pieces, each telling its own story.
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In the garden, flowers bloomed innumerably, filling the air with vibrant colors.
Synonyms
To a very great degree without any limit
To a very great degree that you cannot count
To a degree that is very hard to believe
By a very large amount that cannot be measured
So great that you cannot measure it
In a way that is too many to count
In large numbers
Antonyms
How Many
Surface Forms
Morphology
innumerably = innumerable (semi-transparent) = in + numer + able + ly
The adverb is formed in a standard way from the adjective 'innumerable', so learners who know the base adjective can easily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Innumerably comes from the parts in- meaning 'not' and numer- meaning 'number', the same root you see in number and numerous. So innumerably means 'not able to be counted' or 'countless', which is why we use it for very large or uncounted amounts.