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immensely
adverb
im·mense·ly
i-ˈmen(t)s-lē
: to a very great or immense degree or extent : exceedingly, enormously
We enjoyed ourselves immensely.
an immensely talented athlete
an immensely important discovery
an immensely wealthy family
Synonyms
- achingly
- almighty
- archly
- awful
- awfully
- badly
- beastly
- blisteringly
- bone
- colossally
- corking
- cracking
- damn
- damned
- dang
- deadly
- desperately
- eminently
- enormously
- especially
- ever
- exceedingly
- exceeding
- extra
- extremely
- fabulously
- fantastically
- far
- fiercely
- filthy
- frightfully
- full
- greatly
- heavily
- highly
- hugely
- incredibly
- intensely
- jolly
- majorly
- mightily
- mighty
- monstrous [chiefly dialect]
- mortally
- most
- much
- particularly
- passing
- rattling
- real
- really
- right
- roaring
- roaringly
- seriously
- severely
- so
- sore
- sorely
- spanking
- specially
- stinking
- such
- super
- supremely
- surpassingly
- terribly
- that
- thumping
- too
- unco
- uncommonly
- vastly
- very
- vitally
- way
- whacking
- wicked
- wildly
Examples of immensely in a Sentence
an immensely successful debut album
Recent Examples on the Web
Holmgren’s impact is also felt immensely on the defensive end.
—Mikai Bruce, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
They are both immensely committed to driving change.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Harris and Republican nominee former President Donald Trump are entrenched in an immensely close contest for the presidency, polls in Michigan and nationally show.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2024
Joseph, himself a New Orleans-area native, had plenty of reason to enjoy the night immensely.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1651, in the meaning defined above
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Cite this Entry
“Immensely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immensely. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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