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Synonyms for roundly

  • adverb

Most common

flat-out bluntly brusquely bluffly thoroughly soundly severely well-nigh

Synonyms by meaning

Adverb

1. Brusquely

flat-out, brusquely, bluntly, bluffly

2. Soundly

soundly, thoroughly, completely, totally, more-or-less, fully, firmly, deeply, perfectly

Other

severely, just about, roughly, well-nigh, approximately, plumply

Definitions

  1. adv. 1

    Circularly.

  2. adv. 2

    Utterly or thoroughly.

Example sentences

  • bluntly To put it bluntly, your sweat smells awful.
  • brusquely "I have no time for trifles," he answered, brusquely.
  • thoroughly Academic writing needs to be thoroughly proofread.
  • soundly The baby was sleeping soundly in his mother's arms.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
roundlysteady
bluntlysteady
brusquelyrising
blufflysteady
thoroughlyfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
fully2
6 letters
deeply2, firmly2
7 letters
totally3, roughly2, bluntly2, soundly2, bluffly, plumply
8 letters
severely3
9 letters
perfectly3, brusquely2
10 letters
completely3, thoroughly3
13 letters
approximately5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fully2 = 2 syllables).