Synonyms of radicallynext
1
: in origin or essence
2
: in a radical or extreme manner

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Aggregate data can obscure radically different labor market realities, and monetary policy calibrated only to the aggregate can miss the productive capacity sitting beneath it. — Katica Roy, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 The Brazilian presidential election, which kicks off with a first round of voting on October 4, gives citizens a choice between radically different visions of politics. — Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026 More broadly, the sector at large has been radically upended. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026 Testing across different fields The team tested the technique across two radically different engineering fields, publishing their findings in Nature Communications Materials and Scripta Materialia. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for radically

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of radically was in the 15th century

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“Radically.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radically. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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