vastly

1. 1.

   to an exceedingly great extent or degree

   “He had vastly overestimated his resources”

   “was immensely more important to the project as a scientist than as an administrator”

   Synonymsimmensely

Questions about vastly

What does vastly mean?

vastly means "to an exceedingly great extent or degree".

How many syllables are in vastly?

vastly has 2 syllables: vast-ly. The stress falls on "vast". In IPA it is /ˈvæstli/.

What is another word for vastly?

Close synonyms include immensely. 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.

Is vastly a common word?

vastly is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.