1
[ adverb ] deeply or completely

Synonyms

sound

Examples

"slept soundly through the storm" "is sound asleep"

Related terms

heavy heavy

2
[ adverb ] in a complete and thorough manner

Synonyms

thoroughly good

Examples

"he was soundly defeated" (`good' is used informally for `thoroughly' as in "we beat him good")

Related terms

colloquialism exhaustive sound sound

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Rhymes with

roundly profoundly candidly sadly fondly kindly evenhandedly downwardly blandly grandly blindly determinedly oddly secondly splendidly idly loudly madly badly undoubtedly proudly pointedly unfriendly widely cuddly godly friendly contentedly unprecedentedly baldly mildly broadly bradley solidly cowardly outwardly ungodly diddley deadly gladly wildly inwardly shrewdly excitedly unashamedly decidedly supposedly assuredly hardly absurdly straightforwardly markedly guardedly upwardly stupidly rudely dastardly placidly reportedly validly deservedly boldly belatedly awkwardly avowedly markedly advisedly medley doggedly determinedly purportedly avidly wholeheartedly haphazardly coldly crudely vividly rapidly timidly pointedly ruggedly ridley goodly thirdly allegedly unabashedly reputedly worldly weirdly repeatedly otherworldly admittedly unexpectedly hurriedly niggardly wickedly good-naturedly heatedly rigidly wretchedly

Phonetic and Homophones

S AW1 N D L IY0

Similar Spelling

soundless sound_law

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