AUSPICIOUSLY Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

auspiciously

adverb

Definition of auspiciously

as in favorably

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Recent Examples of auspiciously His stint began auspiciously with an encounter with the late owner George Steinbrenner in a hotel elevator in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 May 2026 Carlson’s started auspiciously. — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2026 James’s reign in Ireland had begun auspiciously. — Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025 The history of movie screenings in the White House did not begin auspiciously. — Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2025 Our trip to Lagos in 1973 to record Band on the Run did not begin auspiciously. — Ray Rahman, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025

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Animal research suggests kidney beans can favorably shift gut bacteria and reduce inflammatory markers associated with a high-fat diet, Cassetty noted.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
American Fusion said the results compared favorably with several pre-test engineering expectations, although the company has not yet released detailed technical data.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of favorably

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The film opens very promisingly though with a much more up to date takeoff on this year’s Best Picture Oscar winner, One Battle After Another in the form of Teyana Taylor sitting at a bar playing her sassy self, shouting Viva Le Revolution!

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 June 2026
Gray threw six innings on 78 pitches, allowed one run with two hits and one walk, and most promisingly struck out a season-high six batters.

— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026

Definition of promisingly

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Rigney and Gere play this back-and-forth perfectly, the instantly emerging tension between them barely concealed behind tight smiles.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
The 13-inch Apple iPad Air with the M3 chip won our Editors' Choice award specifically for students and creators, and PCMag expert Eric Zeman praised it for perfectly balancing performance and price in our review.

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of perfectly

Adverb

Few companies have the time and talent to properly address AI as an asset, liability and necessity, so a new breed of MSPs has emerged to meet the moment.

— James Loffler, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Two of the most exciting results, the experts say, incorporate preexisting ideas from the recent mathematical literature without properly citing them.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026

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