swimmingly

adverb

swim·​ming·​ly ˈswi-miŋ-lē 

: very well : splendidly

the event went swimmingly

Synonyms of swimmingly

• nicely
• well
• deliciously
• enjoyably
• great
• delightfully
• finely
• happily

Examples of swimmingly in a Sentence

We expect everything to go swimmingly.

the rehearsals were going swimmingly until half the cast came down with the flu

Recent Examples on the Web

The Toronto Raptors might be offering Brandon Ingram, which would work swimmingly for them. — Law Murray, New York Times, 30 June 2026

Now, however, things aren’t going so swimmingly. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

Keep your emotions in check, respect airport and airline authorities, and your flight should go swimmingly—or flyingly, rather—and without a hitch. — Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026

Everything was going swimmingly for the Cowboys until the day before their penultimate conference game, when a tragic plane crash took the lives of women's basketball coaches Kurt Budke and Miranda Serna. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1622, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

swimmingly

adverb

swim·​ming·​ly ˈswim-iŋ-lē 

: very well : splendidly