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animately

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of animately

in a quick and spirited manner

began talking animately about her favorite subject: horses

Synonyms of animately

airily, animatedly, bouncily, buoyantly, gaily (also gayly), high-spiritedly, livelily, lively, perkily, pertly, snappily, sparkily, spiritedly, sprightly, trippingly, vivaciously

Words Related to animately

friskily, gamesomely, playfully, skittishly, sportively

briskly, crisply, effervescently, energetically, jazzily, racily, springily

breezily, cockily, dapperly, dashingly, jauntily

agilely, nimbly, spryly

Near Antonyms of animately

halfheartedly, idly, indolently, lazily, lethargically, slothfully

heavily, inactively, listlessly, tiredly, wearily

Antonyms of animately

dully, inanimately, sluggishly, tardily

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