ATTENTIVELY Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

attentively

adverb

as in conscientiously

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Recent Examples of attentively Second, build trust and psychological safety by being open, admitting mistakes, and listening attentively. — Anna Shields, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 Two of my cousins, both women in their early 20s, came to sit behind me a few minutes into the interview, watching attentively. — Eythana Miller, The Dial, 23 June 2026 In April, the president traveled to Miami to sit cageside at an Ultimate Fighting Championship event, embracing UFC CEO Dana White, his friend and supporter, and watching attentively through the wire as the fighters spilled blood. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 28 May 2026 The flock attentively listened to the rules of crime solving from George’s books and put all that deductive reasoning to work when George is found dead. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 May 2026 Horner looked attentively at Strand, but didn’t display any visible sign of emotion. — Harriet Ramos may 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2026 His exceptionally durable songs have become ingrained in the fabric of American life for many who grew up listening to them, and Tuesday’s audience at The Shell listened attentively and happily swayed along to the music. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026 And server Addison Phillips paced my plates attentively at a table another night. — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026 From my steward remembering my name to a bartender recalling my exact drink order amid a frenzied crowd during a late-night piano show, the staff are plentiful and seem genuinely eager to greet guests attentively, which creates a personalized atmosphere on a ship that is otherwise massive. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026

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By thinking locally, building conscientiously, and operationalizing sustainability in our deployment choices, AI users, companies, and developers can also help ensure that the infrastructure powering our future doesn’t cost us the earth.

— Sasha Luccioni, Time, 3 July 2026
The National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee, which teaches people how to conscientiously object to income levies, reports surging interest in its training sessions.

— Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026

Definition of conscientiously

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Their continued presence in the category, at this point, doesn’t register as reflective of their quality but rather voting inertia and a nomination body liable to box-check rather than seriously consider all the candidates.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 10 July 2026
More to Explore Participants take panata so seriously that the play’s director initially refused to permit a 40-year-old welder who had spent his life savings traveling to Cutud to be crucified.

— H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 10 July 2026

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Corlys, one of few characters on the show who has survived long enough to ask for a favor in return for his service, shares his plan with Rhaenyra, asking her earnestly for public support from the crown.

— Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 6 July 2026
Ukraine's strike campaign started out earnestly in 2024 but has significantly intensified this year, helping Ukraine gain momentum in a grueling war of attrition that has persisted for more than four years since Russia's full-scale invasion.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 June 2026

Definition of earnestly

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But rather than further ratchet up the stakes in the final minutes, the episode closes with Rosemary exhaustively — and rather hilariously — going over an extensive genealogical document for Tom and Patricia.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
Have these people never read, say, The Feminine Mystique, which exhaustively cataloged the despair of mid-century stay-at-home mothers?

— Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026

Definition of exhaustively

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The Sunflower Bean guitarist had spent the past two months writing and recording dozens of new songs, painstakingly tracking every instrument and vocal part on his own.

— Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2026
Without a unifying federal law, AI makers must painstakingly reconfigure their systems to comply with each state's unique stipulations, risking substantial penalties for non-compliance.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of painstakingly

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And there is a shocking dearth of evidence to the contrary, given how ardently Peters and her supporters have clung to this narrative for the past six years.

— The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 7 July 2026
Kevan Harris, an associate professor of sociology at UCLA who has studied the Iranian diaspora, said some of the ardently monarchist Iranians became disillusioned and demobilized when the war’s initial objective of regime change failed.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026

Definition of ardently

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Caught between two opposing cultures, drawing on a cache of letters, documents, and remembrances, Ferrer meticulously recounts the travails of one migrant family and a punitive legal system that dogged them, skewering ideals of equity and fairness.

— Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
Dashboards were updated, reports were reviewed and action logs were meticulously maintained.

— Mehmet Egilmezer, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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