enormously

adverb

enor·​mous·​ly i-ˈnȯr-məs-lē 

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: to a very great or enormous degree or extent : exceedingly, vastly

an enormously popular performer

an area of business that has grown enormously in recent years

an enormously complicated problem

Synonyms of enormously

• extremely
• incredibly
• very
• terribly
• highly
• too
• greatly
• badly
• so
• severely
• damned
• damn
• really
• immensely
• desperately
• far
• seriously
• intensely
• wildly
• much

Examples of enormously in a Sentence

an enormously entertaining film

the neighbors have been enormously helpful during this difficult time

Recent Examples on the Web

Still, to be free of the pressures of the position, and to enjoy the perks of having been an enormously popular President—well, that had its appeal. —Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

Most of the pavilions are state pavilions that represent governments, and what governments want to represent varies enormously across nations. —Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026

The era of heartland rock was one of the last times when artists and audiences looked to enormously popular music as a vehicle for change. —Jack Hamilton, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026

If the auction was so hotly competitive, the thinking goes, the book must be outrageously good or the writer enormously promising. —Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1668, in the meaning defined above