immensely

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˌɪˈmɛnsliː/

📖 Definitions

  1. adverb
    To a very great degree or extent; enormously.; To an immeasurably large size or scale.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Collocations

immensely popularimmensely gratefulimmensely powerfulimmensely enjoyableimmensely richimmensely difficult

Derivatives

immenseimmensity

Synonyms

enormouslytremendouslyhugelyvastlyextremelyexceedingly

Antonyms

slightlybarelyminimally

Commonly confused

eminently
EN: 'Eminently' means 'to a notable degree' (often positive, e.g., eminently suitable); 'immensely' means 'to an extremely large degree'.
intensely
EN: 'Intensely' emphasizes depth or concentration of feeling; 'immensely' emphasizes sheer magnitude or scale.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the double 'm' in 'immensely' and retain the 'e' from 'immense' before adding '-ly'.

💬 Examples

  1. The novel was immensely popular among young readers.

  2. The universe is immensely vast beyond human comprehension.