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Synonyms for quietly
qui·et·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
softly, quietlyadverb
with low volume
"speak softly but carry a big stick"; "she spoke quietly to the child"; "the radio was playing softly"
quietlyadverb
with little or no sound
"the class was listening quietly and intently"; "she was crying quietly"
quietly, quietadverb
with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly')
"her hands rested quietly in her lap"; "the rock star was quietly led out the back door"; "sit here as quiet as you can"
restfully, quietlyadverb
in a restful manner
"the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass"
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "quietly":
calmly, discreetly, silently, discretely, peacefully, unobtrusively, stealthily, gently
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#3763 | piano | |
#4205 | quiet | |
#9515 | gently | |
#11723 | lightly | |
#11864 | quietly | |
#15886 | softly | |
#19505 | silently | |
#26346 | peacefully | |
#28683 | calmly | |
#44968 | discreetly | |
#69499 | stealthily | |
#80464 | discretely | |
#106382 | unobtrusively |
How to use quietly in a sentence?
My trip to the Mergui enlarged my appreciation for moving out of more commercial, westernized tourist areas elsewhere in Southeast Asia, one feels like an explorer on several levels. Viewing new landscapes each day, going on a RIB (rigid-hulled inflatable boat) to explore a beach, or taking a kayak by oneself to quietly drift off provides you with a new perspective to one's sense of the place.
There was a truck with enormous speakers parked next to the main Ataturk statue, blaring first a sermon by an imam, during which everyone stood quietly with their hands held out, then the soundtrack switched to a ` Recep Tayyip Erdogan ’ chant set to a beat, and the crowd went wild.
There are so many layers of our own personality which are waiting to get unlocked. Sitting quietly in meditation practice everyday helps us to unlock these layers.
Donald Trump won't go quietly into the night, and I think that if we come to that point... that's scary.
Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19, senior scientists were quietly saying to me, 'We think you're right that it does need to be taken seriously, but we don't say so because the funding agencies might give us a hard time.'.
Translations for quietly
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- ці́хаBelarusian
- silenciosamentCatalan, Valencian
- ruhig, leiseGerman
- kviete, silenteEsperanto
- mansamenteSpanish
- hiljaa, hiljaisestiFinnish
- paisablement, tranquillementFrench
- os ìosalScottish Gaelic
- կամաց, հանգիստArmenian
- silenceIdo
- 静かJapanese
- ಸದ್ದಿಲ್ಲದೆKannada
- cichoPolish
- silenciosamentePortuguese
- ти́хо, сми́рноRussian
- tȉho, ти̏хоSerbo-Croatian
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