resolutely

1. 1.

   showing firm determination or purpose

   “she resolutely refused to look at him or speak to him”

   “he entered the building resolutely”

   Antonymsirresolutely
2. 2.

   with firmness

   “`I will come along,' she said decisively”

   Synonymsdecisively

Questions about resolutely

What does resolutely mean?

resolutely means "showing firm determination or purpose". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in resolutely?

resolutely has 4 syllables: resol-u-te-ly. The stress falls on "resol". In IPA it is /ˈɹɛsəˌlutli/.

What is another word for resolutely?

Close synonyms include decisively. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of resolutely?

The recorded antonyms are irresolutely.

Is resolutely a common word?

resolutely is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with resolutely?

1 word rhymes with resolutely. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.