Highly
Highly adverb - To a great degree.
Unacceptably and highly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unacceptably" instead an adverb "Highly".
Nearby Word: high
Unacceptably
Unacceptably adverb - Beyond a normal or acceptable limit.
Usage example: the ski lodge was unacceptably cold
Highly and unacceptably are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Highly" instead an adverb "Unacceptably".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- very and highly
- very and unacceptably
- greatly and highly
- greatly and unacceptably
- eminently and highly
- eminently and unacceptably
- uncommonly and highly
- uncommonly and unacceptably
- extremely and highly
- extremely and unacceptably
- badly and highly
- badly and unacceptably
- utterly and highly
- utterly and unacceptably
Both words in one sentence
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But when he chews her out for abandoning her post to chase after a thief, and even worse, continuing the chase through the highly fragile mouse district, he's certainly right about her actions being unacceptably reckless.
Source: Disney / Zootopia
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Unacceptably and Highly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/highly/unacceptably
Highly & Unacceptably. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/highly/unacceptably>.
Unacceptably or Highly. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/highly/unacceptably.
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