as in extremely
to a great degree
an achingly funny movie
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of achingly
All of the women are at different stages of their lives, careers, and emotional journeys, and all feel achingly relatable despite dealing with literally Hollywood problems.
—
Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2025
For the audience, Laurie’s feelings were achingly real—and disquietingly uncomfortable.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 7 Apr. 2025
While quiet luxury is still holding its ground, with comfort sandals taking on an achingly chic pragmatism, other trends are swinging in the opposite direction — from nostalgic gladiators and clogs to snake prints slithering in as the new neutral.
—Laura Lajiness Kaupke, refinery29.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Some of these achingly beautiful images look like paintings come to life briefly on celluloid.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 29 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for achingly
Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2025
For the audience, Laurie’s feelings were achingly real—and disquietingly uncomfortable.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 7 Apr. 2025
While quiet luxury is still holding its ground, with comfort sandals taking on an achingly chic pragmatism, other trends are swinging in the opposite direction — from nostalgic gladiators and clogs to snake prints slithering in as the new neutral.
—Laura Lajiness Kaupke, refinery29.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Some of these achingly beautiful images look like paintings come to life briefly on celluloid.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 29 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for achingly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for achingly
Adverb
-
No vaccine is perfect, the experts said, but the risk with the Covid vaccine is extremely small and the problems like a sore arm or a low-grade fever that some of his patients have experienced resolved quickly.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
-
Stef Stef is extremely mature and grounded in her investigation of the Goon Docks.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
7 June 2025
Adverb
-
After four successful seasons of Godfather of Harlem — a true cultural phenomenon — moving into producing and creating new shows with him felt incredibly natural and organic.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2025
-
Chris and Paul are not only supremely talented but incredibly nice and generous.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
Adverb
-
The film’s topic is very relevant today, as minorities all over the world face threats of harassment and sometimes their very extermination.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
7 June 2025
-
Remember to look high and low, scrutinizing not just eye-level shelves but also the very top ledges and the floor beneath hanging clothes.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
7 June 2025
Adverb
-
So, this is a terrible – terribly misguided policy.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
1 June 2025
-
To introduce iPhone 26 instead of iPhone 17 seems far-fetched, especially because the iPhone 16, which will certainly remain in the range, would sound suddenly terribly old-fashioned.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Adverb
-
Nonetheless, Verizon is highly focused on customer retention and improving churn to rebound to its BAU (business as usual) levels in the second half of this year, partly supported by its new upgrade program.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
15 June 2025
-
Although Android 16 has now launched, at least for some device users, and brought with it long-overdue and highly welcome new security protections, users of Google Messages will need to wait a little longer for one critical update.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
Adverb
-
But there are many times when Ait-Nouri resorts to his tricks too readily, with his over-elaboration putting his team in trouble.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
-
Similarly, if one person yells loudly during a funeral, other people will, too.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
Adverb
-
In organizations of almost any size, particularly larger organizations, collaboration is so critical to making progress.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
-
Republicans only care about pleasing their master, so their Big Beautiful Bill cancels green energy development credits even though green energy projects already have brought jobs to their districts.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2025
Adverb
-
While Nintendo mostly conceded the corporate tug-of-war over graphical prowess back in 2006 with the Wii, the general plateau of visual enhancements over the last two generations means that games running on Switch 2 look pretty damned good even compared to more premium devices.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
-
This is typically where everyone’s hindsight becomes so damned good.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Achingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/achingly. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share