highly

非常に；大いに；高く（評価して）

入試の言い換え

• very とても — highly unlikely = very unlikely。形容詞・分詞を修飾
• extremely 極めて — 強調をさらに強めたいとき
• greatly 大いに — 動詞・過去分詞の程度
• strongly 強く — highly recommend ≒ strongly recommend
• well よく — speak highly of ~ = speak well of ~
• favorably 好意的に — 評価の文脈で

highly は相性のいい語が決まっている：highly effective / skilled / educated / competitive / likely。英作文で very の代わりに使うと語彙力をアピールできるが、× highly big のような組み合わせは不自然。

highly の類語

very, extremely, greatly, strongly, well, favorably, much, so, very much, largely, ever so, a great deal, exceptionally, considerably, exceedingly, no end, terribly, great deal, beaucoup, too, plenty, as all get-out, never so, not a little, galore, so very much, mightily, a lot, ever so much, a deal, pretty much, immensely, remarkably, in great measure, hugely, as all creation, quite, super, to the skies, strikingly, abundantly, effectively, no end of, considerable, importantly, thoroughly, notably, degree, extraordinarily, powerfully, muchly, eminently, notable, tremendously, decidedly, enthusiastically, warmly, whopping, surpassingly, approvingly

highly の反意語

slightly, poorly, little

例文

• The students were highly pleased at the news.
  生徒達はそのニュースを聞いてとても喜んだ。
• The results of the experiment were highly satisfactory.
  実験の結果はきわめて満足すべきものであった。
• We cannot praise him highly enough for this.
  この事で彼をいくらほめてもまだ足りない。

highly の言い換えを探すには

highly（非常に）の類語・言い換え（パラフレーズ）を、日本語訳つきで関連度順に並べています。入試で狙われる言い換えパターン、ニュアンスの違い、語源、日本人がやりがちなワナも解説。英作文の語彙を増やしたいとき、長文読解で本文と選択肢の言い換えを見抜きたいときに使えます。