RESOLUTELY Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

resolutely

adverb

Definition of resolutely

as in hard

with great effort or determination resolutely championed the unpopular causes for most of his political career

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Recent Examples of resolutely The time-only two-hander is resolutely Brutalist in style, with sharp, geometric lines, an ultra-thin rectangular case, and bold pops of burgundy. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026 The rise of new consumers has given rise to a new marketing mandate, one that is resolutely consumer-centric. — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 The owners also have Hotel Grande Bretagne in Athens in their stable but Lucknam Park is a resolutely English country pad. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Despite a pedigree that includes work in the permanent collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Hammer Museum, Herman remains resolutely modest and insatiably curious. — Marissa Gluck, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 Babcock, like every coach who has had enough success to trust himself resolutely, ran what looked like a one-line NHL team in Vancouver. — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 Against encroaching social upheavals, the sovereign was resolutely the center of a mercantilist universe. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 By the end of the meeting, even with their reservations, the aldermen present at City Hall stood resolutely behind the deal. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 Though unanimously respected and resolutely opposed to Zionism, Barnston was aging. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

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Tri Ocean’s customer base remains predominantly Vietnamese and Chinese, but the store increasingly attracts non-Asian shoppers searching for fresh seafood, tropical produce and hard-to-find specialty items, like authentic pho ingredients.

— Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
By Saturday night, Long Beach reported that seawater had entered homes and into streets, with the city’s Peninsula neighborhood being hard hit, and its boardwalk crumbling.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of hard

Adverb

Though based on the visuals of the past, his output is determinedly contemporary.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
Blue-collar Ho-seok (Sul), a man traumatized by losing his factory job after a workers’ strike, lives a quiet life with his determinedly optimistic wife, Mi-ok (Jeon).

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of determinedly

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Organizations like the American Library Association have diligently kept track of banning efforts.

— Naveen Basavaraj, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026
On that day, Skoloda, Pasek, and others had diligently practiced constructing the Norwegian reeve, along with other rigging arrangements.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of diligently

Adverb

The sheer number of people and the late summer heat could have easily overwhelmed her, but she was doggedly focused.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
As an aside, the rush to depose Romo continues to gain steam even though one of the voices that carries the most weight around CBS has remained doggedly silent.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of doggedly

Adverb

The group listens intently as a symphony of airplanes, freeway traffic and the ploop!

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Acuña was tended to for several minutes by the Braves trainer, with Weiss looking on intently, before heading straight to the home clubhouse.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of intently

Adverb

Lucy’s always been a hard vocalist to classify, intensely emotive but largely separate from the monster-growl arms race.

— H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026
The green is equally luscious in texture, made with chicken thigh and skin, but intensely herbaceous, brightened with parsley, cilantro, poblano and jalapeño.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of intensely

Adverb

Newsom, by contrast, may need to begin campaigning intensively after leaving office rather than wait for Harris’s decision.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
The pork producers group has also intensively lobbied for legislation called the Save Our Bacon Act, which would overturn the state laws.

— Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Sep. 2026

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