meaningfully

adverb

Definition of meaningfullynext
as in sensibly

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Recent Examples of meaningfully To reverse this, experts suggest managers challenge employees meaningfully, fostering growth rather than just protection. — Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 The female agent expressed skepticism that DHS would meaningfully change its enforcement tactics in response to the order. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 My tournament-field numbers suggest the concentration is meaningfully higher, and rising, at precisely the tier the white paper itself flags as most important. — Douglas Depeppe, Sportico.com, 27 July 2026 The key question, however, is whether the increase will meaningfully offset rising living costs or simply keep pace with inflation. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 27 July 2026 And that is not going to be meaningfully protective of the frontline impacts that communities are feeling across the country. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 July 2026 Employees, in turn, need practical support both to understand how their AI use is evaluated and to develop the skills required to meaningfully and efficiently contribute with AI in the long-term. — Paul Keary, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meaningfully
  1. sensibly
  2. relevantly
  3. pertinently
  4. adequately
  5. perfectly
  6. sufficiently
  7. satisfactorily
Adverb
  • Expansion opens white space faster than any single player can fill, and wider than any one would sensibly try to cover.
    — Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • William Saliba — France/Arsenal (position unchanged) Gave up almost nothing to his Arsenal team-mate Gyokeres as France nonchalantly dismissed Sweden, dominating in the air and on the floor while distributing the ball sensibly.
    — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of sensibly
Adverb
  • If the answer to that question is no, or more relevantly, not soon enough to satisfy investors’ expectations about the future, then the fallout in global equities could be brutal.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
  • The Her Smell director (and, relevantly, former Kim’s Video clerk) fully taps into his dark side for this sadistic little number about a community terrorized by a child-abducting serial killer.
    — A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Definition of relevantly
Adverb
  • More pertinently, while improved forecasts are to be welcomed, United will still fall further behind several rivals this season in the earnings stakes, a natural byproduct of missing out on this season’s UEFA Champions League.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 27 May 2026
  • In the same way characters come and go, bulletins from the outside world pop up as backdrop, with references to The Balfour Declaration and, more pertinently, the upcoming Peel Commission, which, published the following year, would open the gates to partition.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of pertinently
Adverb
  • Both lawsuits argue that the government didn’t adequately establish its case against each specific economy or spell how the tariffs will eliminate the specified practice they are being levied for, as required by Section 301.
    — Mae Anderson, Fortune, 27 July 2026
  • Trump has repeatedly raised concerns about election integrity in recent weeks and months as November’s midterm elections approach, alleging that federal elections are not adequately secure.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026
Definition of adequately
Adverb
  • Tom’s evolution from a young advisor to a cornerstone of our firm perfectly illustrates why mentorship is the lifeblood of any thriving organization.
    — Corey McQuade, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • All perfectly comfortable, well-designed, if a little innocuous across the board.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
Definition of perfectly
Adverb
  • But new and ongoing research suggests that scientists should start considering signs of intelligence that are not necessarily technological, but which are sufficiently complex as to be evidence of a conscious mind at work.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 July 2026
  • Current championship leader Kimi Antonelli has also been penalized with a three-place grid penalty for not slowing sufficiently for the yellow flags triggered by Verstappen’s spin at the final corner.
    — Yara Elshebiny, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of sufficiently
Adverb
  • The one question that was asked repeatedly, but was never satisfactorily answered, was why the Linwood store had been chosen for the turnover.
    — Eric Adler July 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
  • The big question with Ball is always health, and if that’s answered satisfactorily this coming season, Minnesota will be a force to contend with when factoring in the benefit for Edwards of having a legitimate playmaker alongside him.
    — Juan Carlos Blanco, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of satisfactorily

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“Meaningfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meaningfully. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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