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

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

Maybe Devers’ power could have given the club a lift, but things haven’t exactly been going swimmingly for him or his new club out west. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 May 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

But the Gen-X icons reportedly got along swimmingly and have long referred to each other as husband and wife because of their wedding scene. — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 1 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