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Synonyms for firmly
firm·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
firm, firmly, steadfastly, unwaveringlyadverb
with resolute determination
"we firmly believed it"; "you must stand firm"
Synonyms:
unwaveringly, hard, securely, firm, steadfastlysecurely, firmlyadverb
in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger
"she held the child securely"
Synonyms:
unwaveringly, hard, securely, firm, steadfastlyhard, firmlyadverb
with firmness
"held hard to the railing"
Synonyms:
intemperately, severely, hard, steadfastly, heavily, unwaveringly, firm, securely
Editors Contribution
strongly
i firmly believe that students should wear uniforms.
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "firmly":
strongly, resolutely, securely, steadfastly, decisively, solidly, vigorously, unswervingly, deeply, emphatically, forcefully, categorically, vehemently, robustly, staunchly, strictly, firm, roundly, resolute, definitely, fully, tightly, firmness, determinedly, steadily, decidedly, absolutely
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#596 | hard | |
#1691 | fully | |
#1854 | firm | |
#3582 | absolutely | |
#4254 | strongly | |
#4370 | definitely | |
#6101 | strictly | |
#7216 | heavily | |
#7529 | deeply | |
#9568 | securely | |
#11406 | firmly | |
#11616 | severely | |
#12994 | tightly | |
#14921 | steadily | |
#24265 | vigorously | |
#28607 | decidedly | |
#38022 | solidly | |
#40546 | forcefully | |
#42950 | emphatically | |
#43680 | resolute | |
#45457 | decisively | |
#45884 | categorically | |
#46133 | firmness | |
#49296 | vehemently | |
#61589 | resolutely | |
#64802 | steadfastly | |
#85973 | robustly | |
#91323 | roundly | |
#95072 | staunchly | |
#127923 | determinedly | |
#279463 | unswervingly | |
#290895 | unwaveringly |
How to use firmly in a sentence?
Let it be known that if we are attacked we will react collectively and we will react firmly.
The compatriots on both sides should unite and firmly oppose it.
So long as I do not firmly and irrevocably possess the right to vote, I do not possess Bernice King.
We don't agree on some of the specifics of border security. Democrats are firmly against the wall, but we agree on many things such as the need for drug inspection technology, humanitarian aide, strengthening security at our ports of entry. And that bodes well for finding an eventual agreement.
We firmly oppose the complete blocking of the release of these emails. Since first providing her emails to the State Department more than one year ago, Hillary Clinton has urged that they be made available to the public. We feel no differently today.
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