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Wholeheartedly

adv.energetic, kindwarm

What it means

With complete sincerity, enthusiasm, or commitment.

Reach for it when describing support or participation offered without reservation

The committee wholeheartedly endorsed the accessible redesign.

Choose between these

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  • playful

    all the way

    when ongoing informal backing is the intended promise

    not when All the way is imprecise and may encourage effort beyond safe limits.

  • everyday

    enthusiastically

    when visible excitement is central

    not when Enthusiasm can be noisy and temporary, while wholehearted support may be quiet.

  • warm

    sincerely

    when truth of feeling matters more than intensity

    not when Sincerely does not necessarily imply full agreement or commitment.

  • professional

    fully

    when complete participation or agreement should sound neutral

    not when Fully describes extent but not sincerity.

  • formal

    earnestly

    when serious intent matters more than cheer

    not when Earnestly can be solemn and does not guarantee complete commitment.

  • formal

    unreservedly

    when the absence of qualification must be explicit

    not when Unreservedly can imply a lack of critical judgment.

  • literary

    heartily

    when robust warmth gives thanks or approval extra force

    not when Heartily can sound old-fashioned or boisterous.

Said against

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  • halfheartedly
  • reluctantly
  • grudgingly

It naturally appears in

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  • wholeheartedly agree

    I wholeheartedly agree with the need for an independent check.

  • wholeheartedly support

    Residents wholeheartedly support keeping the clinic near the bus route.

  • wholeheartedly embrace

    The studio wholeheartedly embraced repair as part of its design practice.

The word family

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