MAGNIFICENTLY Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

magnificently

adverb

Definition of magnificently

as in impressively

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Recent Examples of magnificently Judge has now played 10 full seasons in the big leagues, some of them magnificently. — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 Madonna kept winning awards all night, giving magnificently chaotic, unprepared, and awkward speeches, yet still with more star power than anyone in the room. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026 In a dangerous time, Heather Cox Richardson has upheld those values magnificently. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026 Hüller is mesmerizing in what initially feels like a silent-film performance, magnificently expressive and physical, before the emotional wallop of the final act. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 Compare this with a similarly arresting later sequence, set deep within a magnificently mossy forest, where a band of hunters, led by Sung-ki (Zo In-sung, full of rascally charisma), do battle with Va’migere’s alien friends. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 Eric O’Neill Retirement planning is one way to keep more of your money, and protecting yourself from financial fraud is another important topic, which Spies, Lies and Cybercrime covers magnificently. — Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 On my itinerary, for example, there were five shows in five venues, each more magnificently appointed than the last. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026 New Zealand responded magnificently with a try in the eighth minute by Jordan. — ABC News, 4 July 2026

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Elise Armani and Katy Siegel, an art history PhD candidate/museum curator and an art history professor, respectively, coauthor in an engaging voice, and their joint expertise ranges impressively across media.

— Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
These tools can be impressively fast, but a confident-looking answer can still be wrong.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of impressively

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Wiener not only leaves behind a richly complex body of work straddling textiles, painting, photographs, and collages, but also a career intricately connected to one of the most important chapters of Austrian art.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
And it was richly deserved, according to Purdue University, which created the international award and named it after perhaps its most famous alumnus.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of richly

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Then there was Florence Pugh, who continues to embrace soft romance with delicate, sumptuously blonde waves tied up with a sweet black ribbon.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026
This elegant space—owned by Italian friends and sumptuously renovated by an Italian designer—tones down the gaudiest of Moroccan clichés without sacrificing a sense of place.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 June 2026

Definition of sumptuously

Adverb

Wundermost Ultra-Soft Nulu Crewneck Long-Sleeve Shirt This luxuriously soft long-sleeve is the perfect addition to your fall capsule wardrobe.

— Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
The end of summer, with its dimming heat and the dregs of a luxuriously unstructured schedule, is not it.

— Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of luxuriously

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By then, the decision has already been made for them, and made expensively, because water intrusion means the project now includes decking, insulation and drywall, not just shingles.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Aviation learned, repeatedly and expensively, what happens when human skills atrophy inside that gap.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of expensively

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