Meaning & use
immensely
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UK/ɪˈmensli/
US/ɪˈmensli/
Meaning
adverbnot comparable
To a very great extent, used to strengthen a verb or adjective.
Grammar: Goes before an adjective or participle (immensely popular) or after a verb (enjoyed it immensely).
Patterns
- immensely grateful
- enjoy something immensely
The students enjoyed the trip immensely.
The new bridge is immensely popular with commuters.
I am immensely grateful for your help.
Common combinations
- immensely popular
- The show became immensely popular.
- immensely grateful
- We are immensely grateful to the volunteers.
- enjoy immensely
- She enjoyed the concert immensely.
- immensely proud
- He felt immensely proud.
- immensely helpful
- Your advice was immensely helpful.
Synonyms and how they differ
- enormously
- Very close, a bit more physical.
- tremendously
- Slightly more energetic and informal.
- hugely
- More casual.
- extremely
- General, without the sense of large scale.
Opposites
slightlybarely
Word family
Commonly confused: immensely or intensely?
immensely vs intensely
Intensely means with strong feeling; immensely means to a large degree.
Practice
Choose the best word: 'The audience enjoyed the performance ___.'
Choose one answer.
Immensely shows a very large degree of enjoyment. The other options show little.
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