Vividly
adv.energetic, joyfulprofessional
Meaning 1
With striking clarity, detail, or intensity.
Reach for it when describing communication or appearance that creates a strong sensory impression
The mural vividly depicts the river before and after restoration.
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4- playful
colorfully
when varied expressive color or language creates charm
not when Colorfully can exaggerate or decorate rather than report vividly and accurately.
- everyday
when easy understanding is the main achievement
not when Clearly lacks the sensory intensity or detail of vividly.
- professional
strikingly
when unusual impact rather than completeness stands out
not when Strikingly can modify any contrast and need not create a vivid picture.
- formal
graphically
when concrete detail is forceful or explicit
not when Graphically can imply disturbing detail and is unsuitable for gentle imagery.
Meaning 2
With powerful clarity in memory or imagination.
Reach for it when describing how strongly a past or imagined scene is mentally present
She vividly remembered the quiet after the final rescue boat returned.
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3- warm
when lasting impact is more important than present mental clarity
not when Memorably describes the result, not how the image appears in memory.
- professional
when a memory or perception is sharply differentiated
not when Distinctly is cooler and does not carry emotional or sensory richness.
- literary
evocatively
when suggestion awakens feeling or association
not when Evocatively may remain indirect and impressionistic rather than vivid.
Said against
4- dimly
- vaguely
- faintly
- indistinctly
It naturally appears in
3- vividly describe
The witness could vividly describe the sign but not the driver's face.
- vividly colored
Vividly colored thread marks every repaired section of the quilt.
- vividly remember
I vividly remember the first day the library reopened.
The word family
2Where this comes from
- Wiktionary, English adverb sense: in a vivid manner opens in a new tab for meaning 1 · retrieved 2026-07-26
- Wiktionary, English adverb sense: clearly in the mind opens in a new tab for meaning 2 · retrieved 2026-07-26
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