Synonyms of animatedly

animatedly

adverb

as in lively

in a quick and spirited manner

animatedly raced into the living room to open Christmas presents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lively
• playfully
• gayly
• animately
• airily
• spiritedly
• vivaciously
• energetically
• buoyantly
• pertly
• perkily
• bouncily
• sprightly
• trippingly
• gaily
• livelily
• briskly
• snappily
• sportively
• crisply
• breezily
• sparkily
• jauntily
• agilely
• friskily
• high-spiritedly
• effervescently
• skittishly
• cockily
• allegro
• racily
• jazzily
• dashingly
• nimbly
• spryly
• springily
• dapperly
• gamesomely

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sluggishly
• dully
• idly
• lazily
• tardily
• halfheartedly
• indolently
• lethargically
• heavily
• wearily
• listlessly
• tiredly
• inanimately
• slothfully
• inactively

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of animatedly

The two animatedly discuss the issue, veering off topic at times into snake-hunting and a plot point from a Spider-Man film. —Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025

Then, in the 58th minute, he was seen speaking into his mobile phone, talking and gesticulating animatedly. —Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025

That busy-ness is evident right from the series’ first introduction to the pastel-colored world of Mariland, where a plethora of creatures and critters animatedly go about their daily life in the background of the A-plot adventure. —Blake Simons, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2025