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vividly

vividly

53 3.4
In a way that makes pictures in your mind and feelings very clear
  • adverb
  • /ˈvɪvɪdli/
translation icon : vívidamente
  • Betty said, "I was merely trying to express vividly the essence of the artists and musicians."
  • remember vividly
  • illustrate vividly
  • describe vividly

And I remember this vividly one night.

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Examples

  • She told the story vividly, allowing everyone to imagine the events as if they were happening.

  • In fact, I vividly remember when my mum asked me who taught me to count in German.

  • So I remember vividly the birth of each one of my children.

  • And every time I think about you or I see you, I remember vividly the first time that we talked.

  • I remember vividly when the Civil Rights Movement first began to pick up steam.

  • I recall the day vividly.

  • I remember vividly when I first laid eyes upon his Industrial Culture Handbook.

  • The objective of advocacy is to vividly portray a problem as a national crisis.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Morales's text and illustrations vividly capture the reader and involve them in the story.

    Academic text (2013)
  • I remember vividly the day we moved into our new house and how excited we all were.

Synonyms

intensely
vsvividly
88 3.1

In a very strong or focused way

creates clear mental images and feelings rather than raw force
distinctly
vsvividly
76 3.2

In a way that is clear and easy to notice

creates strong mental images and feelings rather than simple clarity
powerfully
vsvividly
34 3.6

In a very strong and forceful way

produces detailed mental images and strong feeling rather than broad force
strikingly
vsvividly
25 3.9

In a very noticeable way that attracts attention

creates clear mental pictures and strong feelings not just noticeability
richly
vsvividly
13 3.2

To a large degree or very strongly

focuses on forming clear mental images and emotion not general abundance
graphically
vsvividly
5 5.1

In a way that gives very clear, strong detail that may upset people

emphasizes mental images and emotional intensity rather than explicit depiction
vibrantly
vsvividly
2 3.5

Shows lively energy and bright color

focuses on making clear mental images and emotion not only liveliness
colorfully
vsvividly
  • US
1 2.4

Using many bright colors so it is easy to notice

evokes clear mental images and strong feeling beyond mere looks
evocatively
vsvividly
1 7.0

In a way that brings strong images and memories to mind

focuses more on intense sensory detail than on memory

Antonyms

115 3.9

Not clearly or with few details

47 2.7

In a way that is only slightly noticeable

How Vivid

vibrantly
2 3.5
strikingly
25 3.9
vividly
53 3.4
clearly
881 1.0
faintly
47 2.7

Surface Forms

vividly positive

Morphology

vividly = vivid (transparent) = vivid + ly

The adverb is formed by adding the productive suffix -ly to the adjective 'vivid', yielding the expected sense 'in a vivid manner'.

Etymology

The word vividly comes from vivid, which is built on the root viv- meaning 'to live' and also appears in revive and survive. So to describe something vividly is to make it look or feel 'as if alive', which explains why the word means strong, clear images or feelings.