Highly and Sort of

Highly

Highly adverb - To a great degree.

Sort of is an antonym for highly.

Nearby Word: high

Sort of

Sort of adverb - To some degree or extent.
Usage example: you've been acting sort of funny all week

Highly is an antonym for sort of.

Both terms in one sentence

  • The aliens in Firepower are highly reminiscent of Jack Kirby's style, though most believe it was simply due to Plagiarism instead of being any sort of tribute.
    Source: Pastiche
  • Teleporter Accident The first arc of the highly NSFW comic Devious Tangents had two guys (well, sort of) coming out of a transporter as one girl
  • Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons Since Vaughn is the sort of character with a highly adventurous background, it's no surprise he apparently had dragon bites where other children had bruised knees.
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Sort of and Highly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/highly/sort_of
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