heavily

Definition

Examples

It rained heavily all afternoon, so the event was canceled.

Word Family

Synonyms

• severelyto a severe or serious degree
• substantiallyto a great extent or degree
• intenselywith extreme force or degree

Collocations

• Easy rain heavily
  to rain heavily, meaning to precipitate as rain
• Medium rely heavily on external consultants
  to rely heavily on external consultants, meaning to have confidence or faith in
• Hard heavily subsidized agricultural sector
  describing heavily subsidized agricultural sector (to a considerable degree)
• Very Hard weigh heavily on the CEO's conscience
  to weigh heavily on the CEO's conscience, meaning to have a certain weight