categorically

adverb

Definition of categoricallynext
as in absolutely

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorically
  1. absolutely
  2. even
  3. entirely
  4. downright
  5. totally
  6. wholly
Adverb
  • Next to it, an absolutely massive fenced-in lot, is the gravesite of the Trump Plaza, imploded after shedding chunks of itself onto Pacific and Mississippi avenues, hundreds of feet below.
    Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Intense and floral with tons of fun and unique flavors that would absolutely pop with the bitterness of vermouth or the sweetness of citrus, just waiting to be turned into a dry Martini.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of absolutely
Adverb
  • Yoon’s legal team previously questioned whether the impeached president is even eligible for prosecution.
    Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Jan. 2025
  • In pre-Spanish Conquest Mesoamerica (which covered modern-day central Mexico to the northwestern border of Costa Rica) your nature, fate and even your name were determined by the day on which you were born.
    Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of even
Adverb
  • Putin stated that the February 2022 invasion should have been launched even earlier in response to a question about his refusal to pause the conflict, seeming to sidestep the question entirely.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The company’s proposal on Friday underscored that Google doesn’t want to lose those defaults entirely.
    Paresh Dave, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of entirely
Adverb
  • The frock was a decadent creation that was elevated and downright stunning.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Yes, it is run by the brilliant but stunningly arrogant if not downright belligerent Alex Karp who rips through those who actually want to tell the story like a machete through margarine.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of downright
Adverb
  • Another natural rarity that month was the solar eclipse, and some headed to places where the sun would be totally blocked by the moon.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 31 Dec. 2024
  • To us, as individuals who frequently whip up 12-clove Garlic Chicken Stir-Fry and don’t bat an eye about adding about 48 cloves to our homemade Chili Crisp, Ina Garten’s viral Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic recipe seems totally reasonable.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of totally
Adverb
  • If Fishman’s math holds up, ESPN could be looking at a 20% boost in overall revenue in just seven years’ time—a feat that likely would be wholly improbable if the sports unit were to maintain the status quo or promote the streaming tyro at the expense of the foundational TV network.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Soon after the shooting occurred, some X users, including prominent anti-trans accounts, began circulating wholly unsubstantiated claims that Rupnow was trans.
    Abby Monteil, Them, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of wholly
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