Absolutely
Absolutely adverb - Totally and definitely; without question.
Dearly and absolutely are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dearly" instead an adverb "Absolutely".
Dearly
Dearly adverb - In a sincere and heartfelt manner.
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Synonyms for Dearly
Absolutely and dearly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Absolutely" instead an adverb "Dearly".
Nearby Word: dear
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- very and absolutely
- very and dearly
- greatly and absolutely
- greatly and dearly
- eminently and absolutely
- eminently and dearly
- extremely and absolutely
- extremely and dearly
- truly and absolutely
- truly and dearly
- positively and absolutely
- positively and dearly
- completely and absolutely
- completely and dearly
Both words in one sentence
- Chelsea points out that this makes absolutely no sense because they were his best friends who loved him dearly and did everything they could to help him.
Source: Misplaced Retribution - He loved his parents dearly, and when he lost them he was absolutely broken.
Source: Reincarnation Romance - Even Evil Has Loved Ones: The Eternal may be a cruel bastard who is absolutely unafraid of kicking the dog when it benefits him, but, in most paths, there is at least one person The Eternal feels close to or holds dearly.
Source: Web Original / Eternal
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