Highly
Highly adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: though she didn't win, she was highly satisfied with her personal results for the marathon
Particularly is a synonym for highly in very topic. In some cases you can use "Particularly" instead an adverb "Highly", when it comes to topics like extremely.
Nearby Word: high
Particularly
Particularly adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: a particularly good explanation
Highly is a synonym for particularly in extremely topic. You can use "Highly" instead an adverb "Particularly".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- very and highly
- very and particularly
- greatly and highly
- greatly and particularly
- eminently and highly
- eminently and particularly
- uncommonly and highly
- uncommonly and particularly
- extremely and highly
- extremely and particularly
- really and highly
- really and particularly
- remarkably and highly
- remarkably and particularly
Both words in one sentence
- Hudson feels sorry for Professor Moriarty and his minions, who can't cook particularly well, so she fixes them a highly extravagant steak-and-kidney pie, which just happens to be Moriarty's favorite.
Source: Your Favorite - Lamarck Was Right: Korak inherited his father's highly trained strength, reflexes, and ability to understand animals (particularly apes).
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This leads to designers becoming highly annoyed, although others who aren't attuned to the differences in similar typefaces don't particularly notice.
Source: Font Anachronism
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