ANIMATEDLY Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

animatedly

adverb

Definition of animatedly

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 Alqasimi speaks animatedly about Alfred Hitchcock’s framing techniques in midcentury films like Rear Window and Rope, and the idea of withholding a complete view in order to sustain curiosity. — Mona Basharat, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2026 Last season Hustus handled more than 16,000 lobsters all while chatting animatedly with visitors from around the world—and often introducing them to their first tastes of lobster. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for animatedly

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The peach came through clearly, though ginger kept the drink lively enough for another sip.

— Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Order a bottle of César wine – a lively dry white produced for the sister hotel in Lanzarote and only available through this collection of hotels.

— Jonathan Samuels, TheWeek, 17 July 2026

Definition of lively

Adverb

Ranch appeared to take the World Cup by storm, at one point even drawing a response from the TSA, which playfully warned fans about bringing bottles out of the country.

— Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 19 July 2026
The booking is the latest payoff in Riot Fest’s long-running tradition of playfully courting celebrities in addition to its fan-favorite music acts.

— Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026