ANIMATEDLY Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

animatedly

adverb

Definition of animatedly next

as in lively

in a quick and spirited manner animatedly raced into the living room to open Christmas presents

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Recent Examples of animatedly On her Instagram Story, the As Ever founder shared an accompanying video which, according to People, features a voice that’s likely Lilibet’s animatedly speaking towards the end of the clip, as the waves rolled in. —

Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026 Mangione wore beige prison clothing to the hearing and spoke animatedly with his defense team. —

Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026 During the ceremony, Barron was seen smiling and clapping alongside Elon Musk, animatedly talking with Jeff Bezos and greeting outgoing President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. —

Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026 Fallon played a clip of DiCaprio from the night, in which he was filmed animatedly speaking to someone about KPop Demon Hunters. —

Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2026 The One Battle After Another star was filmed interacting animatedly with an unknown attendee at the Beverly Hilton on Sunday night. —

Jake Kanter, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2026 The silence is delightfully interrupted by three older men dressed in loafers and Hawaiian shirts conversing animatedly in Greek over a half-empty box of almond cookies. —

Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026 MrBeast, the internet personality most famous for his videos documenting random acts of extreme charity, is in shorts, animatedly talking and gesturing with his hands. —

Chris Quintana, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025 Together, the princess and the first lady greeted Dwayne Fields, chief scout, and could be seen chatting animatedly to him. —

Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2025

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Young hunters can also expect pennies, treats and other surprises along the route—enough to keep the afternoon lively.

— Debby Rice, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
Close to lively Lower Greenville in the coveted M Streets neighborhood, a five-bedroom modern design awaits at 6215 Llano Ave.

— Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 22 Feb. 2026