highly
adverb (ABOVE AVERAGE) /ˈhaɪ.li/Definition
B2 very, to a large degree, or at a high level: a highly paid job a highly profitable line of products For our country to remain competitive, we need a highly-skilled, highly-educated workforce.Very and extremeComplete and wholeIntensifying expressions think/speak highly of sb C2 to admire or say admiring things about someone: He's very highly thought of within the company.Praising and applaudingExaggerating and playing down
(Definition of highly adverb (ABOVE AVERAGE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a pat on the back idiom
- acclaim noun
- acclaim verb
- acclamation noun
- accolade noun
- clap noun (NOISE)
- clap verb (MAKE NOISE)
- compliment noun
- dedication noun (OF BOOK, ETC.)
- earn/get/score brownie points idiom
- enthrone verb
- eulogize verb
- eulogy noun
- laurel noun (PRAISE)
- lay it on a bit thick idiom
- ooh and aah idiom
- ovation noun
- paean noun
- panegyric noun
- puff noun (PRAISE)
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Praising and applauding
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