soundly

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Soundly means thoroughly or completely, often with implications of firmness or security.

A soundly built house is well-constructed.

To sleep soundly is to sleep deeply and undisturbed.

To defeat someone soundly is to beat them decisively: The incumbent was soundly defeated in the primary.

A soundly reasoned argument rests on solid logic.

construction

solidly

In a firm manner

firmly · robustly · strongly · reliably · substantially · structurally · well-built · stable · reinforced

sleep

slumber

Light, restful unconsciousness

rest · peacefully · deeply · undisturbed · restfully · dream · night · bedtime · drowsy · tranquil

thoroughly

completely

To the fullest extent

entirely · wholly · absolutely · comprehensively · exhaustively · decisively · unequivocally · conclusively · resoundingly · emphatically

reasoning

logically

Through sound reasoning

prudently · judiciously · reasonably · cogently · coherently · validly · rigorously · methodically · systematically · carefully

defeat

trounce

Defeat decisively

  • thrashBeat violently or defeat utterly
  • routOverwhelming one-sided victory
  • beatRhythmic pulse or strike

crush · demolish · wallop · drub · clobber · pummel · vanquish · overwhelm · decimate · annihilate

Opposites
completeness/thoroughness

soundlypartially

To an incomplete extent

incompletely · partly · halfway · half · somewhat

sleep quality

soundlyfitfully

In irregular bursts

restlessly · lightly · uneasily · poorly · intermittently

logical validity

soundlyillogically

Contrary to valid reasoning

irrationally · fallaciously · invalidly · unsoundly · speciously

Phrases
Family

sound, sounds, sounding, sounded, resound, resounding, unsound, ultrasound, soundless

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