QUIETLY Synonyms: 6 Similar and Opposite Words

quietly

adverb

Definition of quietly

as in still

without motion she stood quietly behind the curtains, hoping to scare her sister when she came into the room

Synonyms & Similar Words

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

movably

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of quietly But Doubs quietly put together an impressive second half of training camp and was especially good in the red zone. — Chad Graff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 By August, Democratic candidates in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania were running ads against data centers directly, and Republicans have begun quietly distancing themselves from the same policies many once championed. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026 Food insecurity quietly affects working families, children, seniors and people of all backgrounds and neighborhoods in our community. — Christine Franz, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026 What survived instead was a set of DAT tapes Benegal had quietly kept for thirty years. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026 The looming anxiety for some in Hollywood is whether Wasians will quietly replace Asian actors. — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026 Milestones may be marked complete while dependencies, rework and delays quietly accumulate. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026 As the motor pulls the tendons, the tail bends into an S-shape, creating the side-to-side motion that quietly moves the whole device forward. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2026 Clear roles can prevent care from becoming another job that quietly belongs to one person. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for quietly

Adverb

Libra September 23 – October 22 A personal decision may expose how much outside approval still matters to you.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
One of the reasons that global oil prices haven’t risen higher in recent months is that Saudi Arabia has still been able to export large amounts of Gulf oil via the Red Sea instead.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 20 Sep. 2026