Synonyms for politely
po·lite·ly

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1. politely, courteouslyadverb

   in a polite manner

   "the policeman answered politely, `Now look here, lady...'"

   Synonyms:
   courteously

   Antonyms:
   discourteously, rudely, impolitely

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1. List of paraphrases for "politely":

   kindly, nicely, decently, respectfully

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1. Richard Spencer:

   They think they have shut this down, but they haven't, i will give a speech on their campus. It is a public place. I think Auburn Police Department is naive and has totally misunderstood who I am if they think that I am going to politely back out of this. I will be there 100 percent.

2. George Bernard Shaw:

   If the governments devalue the currency in order to betray all creditors, you politely call this procedure 'inflation'.

3. Matthias Maurer:

   If he hadn't said that so politely and clearly, I would have continually annoyed him.

4. Trump Jr.:

   After perfunctory greetings, the lawyer began telling the group very generally something about individuals connected to Russia supporting or funding Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton or the Democratic National Committee, it was quite difficult for me to understand what she was saying or why. Given our busy schedules, we politely asked if she could be more specific and provide more clarity about her objective for the meeting. At that point, Ms. Veselnitskaya pivoted and began talking about the adoption of Russian children by U.S. citizens and something called the Magnitsky Act.

5. Salvador Panelo:

   We will ask them first why. First, if they acknowledge such fact as determined by us. Number 2, ask them why they are doing it. Number 3, we will politely ask them not to... not to do what they are doing.