CHIVALROUSLY Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

chivalrously

adverb

Definition of chivalrously

as in valiantly

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Recent Examples of chivalrously Ryan Reynolds chivalrously offers Blake Lively a piggyback ride after dinner at The Greenwich Hotel in New York City on June 9. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026

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Adverb

Even that large scalp of hers still managing to valiantly push up its fine hairs.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Those emotions certainly were appropriate following Miami’s closer-than-expected 15-10 loss in Minnesota on Sunday, a game in which the defense played valiantly and Ollie Gordon reached the 100-yard mark.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of valiantly

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Today, Governor Newsom has courageously chosen to break that silence.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Roosevelt and Britain’s Winston Churchill shrewdly and courageously led the West in the epic battle against Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan through World War II.

— John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of courageously

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Sayers and Butkus bravely stood in the pouring rain for their jersey retirement and gave memorable speeches wearing sport coats.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
The mother who got up so bravely and spoke at our conference took the first step by sharing her story in a room full of leaders, but not everyone has that opportunity.

— Sharon Sewell-Fairman, New York Daily News, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of bravely

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And the vast expanse of Easter Island, majestically filmed by the cinematographer Ben Davis, is astonishing to behold.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
Images from favorite works crowd the walls and a circa-1910 heat press (refurbished to run on electricity) sits majestically in the corner while a pair of Japanese Daruma dolls—talismans of goal setting—keep watch.

— Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of majestically

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Judge has now played 10 full seasons in the big leagues, some of them magnificently.

— Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
Madonna kept winning awards all night, giving magnificently chaotic, unprepared, and awkward speeches, yet still with more star power than anyone in the room.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

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