Synonyms

fervently

American

[fur-vuhnt-lee] / ˈfɜr vənt li /

adverb

with great intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.; vehemently: The students are fervently campaigning for reform.

I can't know without being in that situation, and I fervently hope I never am.
The students are fervently campaigning for reform.

Other Word Forms

nonfervently adverb
overfervently adverb
superfervently adverb
unfervently adverb

Etymology

Origin of fervently

fervent ( def. ) + -ly

Explanation

If you fervently believe or feel something, then you believe or feel it strongly — with a lot of passion. People feel fervently about a lot of things. A sports fan may be fervently supportive of a football or basketball team and go to every game. Many religious people fervently believe in a god. If you're extremely self-confident, you might fervently believe in yourself. This word means a lot of passion is present. If you feel blah about something, or you just like it a little, you don't fervently believe in it.

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Example Sentences

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“He was a scrupulously superficial man, believing so fervently in the magic of surfaces that his fervor almost passed for profundity,” Mr. Junod writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Soliman’s having a hard time accepting that he can’t support his community as fervently as he did just two months ago, especially as Cincinnatians fight for his release, he said.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2025

“Love my movie, hate my movie, I don’t care, because my movie healed something deep inside of me that I was waiting a lifetime to be healed from,” Gallo states fervently.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025