AUSTERELY Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

austerely

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as in humbly

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Recent Examples of austerely Grilling was his father’s métier, and a highlight of their summers in Sag Harbor, though Arch approached it more austerely. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 The rooms The 204 all-cream gallery-like rooms, spread over six floors, are austerely luxurious, a blank canvas for adventures. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025

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The restaurant from Yao and co-owners Ryan Bailey and Nikki Reginaldo began humbly, as did its beverage program.

— Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026
The post shows the actress going from humbly accepting the compliment to striking her best modeling poses as the wind blows through her hair.

— Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026

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In a subsequent lecture, Halford noted that snake venom’s effect on the blood was like that of cholera, and modestly suggested that the venom of dead snakes, dried and carried aloft on the wind, might be the cause of that disease.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
As Republicans battled for relevance in the shadow of Watergate in the mid-1970s, Latvala’s political career started modestly.

— Michael Van Sickler, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

Definition of modestly

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State plainly, and then prove with your decisions, that time freed by AI goes toward better work and growth rather than toward cuts.

— Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Yet everyone in the United States, lawfully or otherwise, is plainly subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

— Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

Definition of plainly

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When temperatures drop simply add a tailored topper, à la Erdem and Magda Butrym.

— Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 10 July 2026
Rather than simply suggesting Talarico is weak on border security or inflation economics, Paxton’s campaign has taken a different rhetorical approach.

— David Rooney, The Conversation, 10 July 2026

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