AUSTERELY Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

austerely

adverb

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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Elordi nearly shoulders the running time but plays his Hig a bit too humbly.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Under the jerseys, Lee, 40, humbly posts a small University of Missouri Athletics Hall of Fame plaque.

— PJ Green August 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026

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Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images The stock market battled back from lows in yesterday's session, closing only modestly lower as investors weighed concerns that an artificial intelligence slowdown could be a speed bump for Wall Street.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Faster diagnosis can help people with early-stage Alzheimer’s qualify for drugs that can modestly slow the worsening of their symptoms.

— Lauran Neergaard, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of modestly

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Best-seller rank is built from sales, not from ratings, as Amazon states plainly, so a product that is not being recommended is not making the sales that earn the rank that earns the recommendation.

— Srijith Ravikumar, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Sunderland have plainly missed that deadline this season too and four Premier League games have already been played, including a primetime hosting of champions Arsenal last Saturday evening.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of plainly

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The main restaurant, simply called the Dining Room, received a lot of attention during the renovation.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
There is no compelling plotline to give the movie momentum, and there are slack moments when the set pieces simply don’t work.

— Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026

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