Soundly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

deeply or completely

completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly')

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈaʊndli/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈaʊndli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈaʊndli/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈaʊndli/.

Examples

slept soundly through the storm
the baby is sleeping soundly
he was soundly defeated

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

good thoroughly

Parts of Speech

adverb	deeply or completely “slept soundly through the storm”
adverb	completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly') “he was soundly defeated”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

solide

tief oder vollständig

🇫🇷French

profondément

profondément ou complètement

🇪🇸Spanish

sólidamente

profunda o completamente

🇮🇹Italian

sonoramente

profondamente o completamente

🇳🇱Dutch

degelijk

diep of volledig

🇵🇹Portuguese

profundamente

profundamente ou completamente

🇷🇺Russian

добротно

глубоко или полностью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सुख से

गहराई से या पूरी तरह से

🇧🇩Bengali

সুরেলা

গভীরভাবে বা সম্পূর্ণরূপে

🇮🇳Tamil

சத்தமாக

ஆழமாக அல்லது முழுமையாக

🇮🇳Telugu

ధ్వనిగా

లోతుగా లేదా పూర్తిగా

🇮🇳Marathi

आवाजाने

खोलवर किंवा पूर्णपणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વસ્થતાપૂર્વક

ઊંડે અથવા સંપૂર્ણપણે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸದ್ದಿಲ್ಲದೆ

ಆಳವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശബ്ദത്തോടെ

ആഴത്തിൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പൂർണ്ണമായും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੰਗੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ

ਡੂੰਘਾਈ ਨਾਲ ਜਾਂ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

آواز سے

گہری یا مکمل طور پر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

健全地

深深地或完全地

🇯🇵Japanese

健全に

深くまたは完全に

🇰🇷Korean

건전하게

깊이 또는 완전히

🇻🇳Vietnamese

một cách rõ ràng

sâu sắc hoặc hoàn toàn

🇹🇭Thai

อุตุ

ลึกหรือสมบูรณ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

nyenyak

secara mendalam atau menyeluruh

🇵🇭Filipino

nang maayos

malalim o ganap

🇲🇾Malay

nyenyak

secara mendalam atau sepenuhnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بشكل سليم

بعمق أو بشكل كامل

🇮🇷Persian

با صدای بلند

عمیق یا کامل

🇹🇷Turkish

sağlam bir şekilde

derinden veya tamamen

🇮🇱Hebrew

כַּהֲלָכָה

באופן עמוק או מלא

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The primary meaning of 'soundly' is 'deeply or completely'.

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Using 'soundly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'soundly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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