eminently
adverb
em·i·nent·ly ˈe-mə-nənt-lē 
: to a high degree : very
eminently worthy
an eminently sensible plan
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Eminently Has a Stand Out History
When British physician Tobias Venner wrote in 1620 of houses "somewhat eminently situated," he meant that the houses were literally located in a high place. That use has since slipped into obsolescence, as has the word's use to mean "conspicuously"—a sense that reflects its Latin root, ēminēre, which means "to stick out" or “protrude.” The figurative sense of “notably” or “very” that is prominent today was likely a new development when Venner was writing.
Synonyms
- achingly
- almighty
- archly
- awful
- awfully
- badly
- beastly
- blisteringly
- bone
- colossally
- corking
- cracking
- damn
- damned
- dang
- deadly
- desperately
- enormously
- especially
- ever
- exceedingly
- exceeding
- extra
- extremely
- fabulously
- fantastically
- far
- fiercely
- filthy
- frightfully
- full
- greatly
- heavily
- highly
- hugely
- immensely
- incredibly
- intensely
- jolly
- majorly
- mightily
- mighty
- monstrous [chiefly dialect]
- mortally
- most
- much
- particularly
- passing
- rattling
- real
- really
- right
- roaring
- roaringly
- seriously
- severely
- so
- sore
- sorely
- spanking
- specially
- stinking
- such
- super
- supremely
- surpassingly
- terribly
- that
- thumping
- too
- unco
- uncommonly
- vastly
- very
- vitally
- way
- whacking
- wicked
- wildly
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Example Sentences
an applicant who is eminently qualified for the job
Recent Examples on the Web To be clear, the candidate was eminently qualified, had made it through multiple rounds of interviews, and was the clear favorite among almost everyone who spoke with him. 
Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022 Watching this eminently fake animal happily bob its papier-mâché head along to the music makes the heart surge. Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 In that sense, the emotions of The Resort can be eminently relatable, depending on your mood. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 July 2022 There are eminently sensible ways to stop insurers and PBMs from bilking patients. Howard Dean, Fortune, 26 July 2022 Hot Mess is an eminently British book, replete with references to sausage rolls, soccer, and the 80s cartoon hit Bananaman, giving it a down-to-Earth, unpretentious air. David Vetter, Forbes, 15 July 2022 Again the Court turned to history, this time not to deny a right but to invalidate long-standing and eminently reasonable efforts to protect public safety. David Cole, The New York Review of Books, 8 July 2022 Weakening Putin—and preventing him from wreaking havoc in his near abroad in the future—is an eminently reasonable position to take. Michael A. Cohen, The New Republic, 28 Apr. 2022 Then came the #MeToo movement, and an actual election, in 2016, that pitted an eminently qualified woman against a telegenic, woefully unfit magnate. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 13 June 2022 See More
Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022 Watching this eminently fake animal happily bob its papier-mâché head along to the music makes the heart surge. Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 In that sense, the emotions of The Resort can be eminently relatable, depending on your mood. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 July 2022 There are eminently sensible ways to stop insurers and PBMs from bilking patients. Howard Dean, Fortune, 26 July 2022 Hot Mess is an eminently British book, replete with references to sausage rolls, soccer, and the 80s cartoon hit Bananaman, giving it a down-to-Earth, unpretentious air. David Vetter, Forbes, 15 July 2022 Again the Court turned to history, this time not to deny a right but to invalidate long-standing and eminently reasonable efforts to protect public safety. David Cole, The New York Review of Books, 8 July 2022 Weakening Putin—and preventing him from wreaking havoc in his near abroad in the future—is an eminently reasonable position to take. Michael A. Cohen, The New Republic, 28 Apr. 2022 Then came the #MeToo movement, and an actual election, in 2016, that pitted an eminently qualified woman against a telegenic, woefully unfit magnate. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 13 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1616, in the meaning defined above
eminently
adverb
as in extremely
to a great degree an applicant who is eminently qualified for the job Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- extremely
- incredibly
- highly
- very
- terribly
- damned
- too
- so
- damn
- that
- really
- jolly
- badly
- super
- severely
- exceptionally
- most
- far
- supremely
- intensely
- desperately
- seriously
- fantastically
- wildly
- awfully
- full
- exceedingly
- fabulously
- greatly
- much
- especially
- real
- particularly
- uncommonly
- heavily
- vitally
- absolutely
- surpassingly
- immensely
- such
- hugely
- mighty
- remarkably
- utterly
- frightfully
- totally
- fiercely
- specially
- achingly
- exceeding
- awful
- way
- thoroughly
- wicked
- mortally
- enormously
- completely
- filthy
- good and
- deadly
- vastly
- archly
- extra
- wholly
- entirely
- unco
- a lot
- blisteringly
- beastly
- deeply
- roaringly
- positively
- sorely
- sore
- stinking
- almighty
- dang
- monstrous
- passing
- corking
- cracking
- rattling
- colossally
- roaring
- bone
- whacking
- downright
- fully
- thumping
- majorly
- spanking
- ever
- profoundly
- significantly
- mightily
- obviously
- noticeably
- radically
- visibly
- as all get-out
- considerably
- purely
- notably
- substantially
- palpably
- right
- discernibly
- abundantly
- astonishingly
- markedly
- plainly
- amazingly
- extensively
- plentifully
- monumentally
- altogether
- staggeringly
- obscenely
- flat-out
- monstrously
- appreciably
- astronomically
- excessively
- grandly
- overmuch
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- somewhat
- slightly
- nominally
- little
- marginally
- minimally
- scarcely
- negligibly
- hardly
- just
- scantily
- barely
- meagerly