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单词 roundly
释义

roundly

adverb

round·​ly ˈrau̇n(d)-lē How to pronounce roundly (audio)
1
a
: in a complete or thorough manner : thoroughly
roundly disliked
roundly satisfying
b
: by nearly everyone : widely
roundly praised
2
: in a plainspoken manner : bluntly
told them roundly they would get no help
3
: with vigor or asperity
roundly attacked the plan

Synonyms

  • dynamically
  • energetically
  • explosively
  • firmly
  • forcefully
  • forcibly
  • hard
  • mightily
  • muscularly
  • powerfully
  • stiffly
  • stoutly
  • strenuously
  • strongly
  • sturdily
  • vigorously
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Example Sentences

Her leadership is roundly praised. She roundly criticized the plan.
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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

roundly

adverb

1
as in strongly
in a vigorous and forceful manner roundly attacked the proposal to raise the state's gas tax

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • strongly
  • vigorously
  • forcibly
  • vehemently
  • hard
  • firmly
  • fiercely
  • powerfully
  • forcefully
  • stoutly
  • energetically
  • eagerly
  • strenuously
  • sturdily
  • explosively
  • dynamically
  • stiffly
  • violently
  • mightily
  • muscularly
  • sharply
  • fast
  • actively
  • robustly
  • like gangbusters
  • soundly
  • heartily
  • with a vengeance
  • lustily
  • emphatically
  • steadily
  • surely
  • aggressively
  • spiritedly
  • intensively
  • resolutely
  • briskly
  • crisply
  • vivaciously
  • with might and main
  • solidly
  • intently
  • gamely
  • steadfastly
  • roughshod
  • determinedly
  • smartly
  • rigidly
  • to beat the band
  • animatedly
  • squarely
  • purposefully
  • decidedly
  • assertively
  • manfully
  • fixedly
  • potently
  • snappily
  • spunkily
  • directly
  • hammer and tongs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • weakly
  • feebly
  • gently
  • delicately
  • softly
  • faintly
  • shakily
  • lazily
  • halfheartedly
  • lamely
  • languidly
  • ineffectually
  • listlessly
  • ineffectively
  • impotently
  • frailly
  • bloodlessly
  • uncertainly
  • spinelessly
  • nervelessly
  • spiritlessly
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2
as in systematically
with attention to all aspects or details few sitcoms were as roundly disliked as that one

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • systematically
  • thoroughly
  • widely
  • fully
  • comprehensively
  • extensively
  • completely
  • exhaustively
  • sweepingly
  • totally
  • minutely
  • in detail
  • at length
  • intensively
  • broadly
  • inside out
  • detailedly
  • from stem to stern
  • from the ground up
  • microscopically
  • meticulously
  • perfectly
  • generally
  • conclusively
  • consummately
  • definitely
  • globally
  • all out
  • full blast
  • through and through
  • encyclopedically

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • randomly
  • summarily
  • narrowly
  • haphazardly
  • inadequately
  • aimlessly
  • desultorily
  • imperfectly
  • cursorily
  • shallowly
  • sketchily
  • superficially
  • vaguely
  • nebulously
  • hit or miss
  • indeterminately
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