BENIGNANTLY Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

benignantly

adverb

Definition of benignantly

as in tenderly

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Adverb

Greene, who loves to blur the boundaries between fiction and nonfiction, uses this premise as a way to tenderly explore these people’s lives.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026
Léo’s tenderly nostalgic reminiscences of past love affairs are slapped down by Emma, who brusquely dismisses his pleasant recollections as mere male projection.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of tenderly

Adverb

To be a builder is to be high agency, to contribute benevolently to society, to be the man in the arena.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Vance Joseph tried outfitting himself in a modest tone, even if his unit hasn’t exactly acted benevolently toward its training camp counterpart.

— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2025

Definition of benevolently

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The Close Encounters director looked back on a mock trial Sheindlin so graciously presided over in honor of his superfan mother’s 90th birthday.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026
There have been some updates, so please check the schedule here and come listen to the candidates who've so graciously accepted our invite to speak.

— Marissa Payne, Des Moines Register, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of graciously

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Like the s’mores kits lovingly put together by the staff to be used on the electric firepit on the patio out back.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
Kelce said lovingly before shouting out how quickly and thoroughly Swift picked up all there is to know about his sport.

— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of lovingly

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But apparently Payton didn't take too kindly to the Seahawks coaches' scouting tactics.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
The Yankees have been, to put it kindly, offensively challenged in the absence of Aaron Judge and with their captain likely to miss the Wild Card series against the Boston Red Sox.

— James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of kindly

Adverb

Season two goes a little differently than season one, because the music exec in charge of casting the show (Ashley Padilla) is being lightly blackmailed by two … unique candidates (Jane Wickline and new cast member Grace Reiter).

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2026
But, when Dovner questioned him lightly about the details, the man’s infectious laughter made Gleb even more convinced that such trifles were hardly worth mentioning at all.

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of lightly

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