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vividly

vividly

48 3.4
In a way that makes pictures in your mind and feelings very clear
  • adverb
  • /ˈvɪvɪdli/
: 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
87 3.1

In a very strong or focused way

creates clear mental images and feelings rather than raw force
distinctly
vsvividly
73 3.2

In a way that is clear and easy to notice

creates strong mental images and feelings rather than simple clarity
powerfully
vsvividly
29 3.6

In a very strong and forceful way

produces detailed mental images and strong feeling rather than broad force
richly
vsvividly
26 3.2

To a large degree or very strongly

focuses on forming clear mental images and emotion not general abundance
strikingly
vsvividly
23 3.9

In a very noticeable way that attracts attention

creates clear mental pictures and strong feelings not just noticeability
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
2 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

104 3.9

Not clearly or with few details

34 2.7

In a way that is only slightly noticeable

How Vivid

vibrantly
2 3.5
strikingly
23 3.9
vividly
48 3.4
clearly
554 1.0
faintly
34 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.