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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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
The British Jews fighting valiantly for Britain do not regard themselves as homeless.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of valiantly

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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
Police say the victim courageously fought for her life and escaped to the breezeway of the apartment, screaming for help as Reyes continued to assault her.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of courageously

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The Oakland singer-songwriter entered the R&B fray in 2015 as a raw, gutsy artist who bravely wore her heart on her sleeve.

— Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026
Despite being wounded, pilot Captain Smit Machchhar managed to unlock the cockpit door and signal his distress to passengers and crew, who bravely rushed into the cockpit to regain control of the aircraft.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of bravely

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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
Because the globe’s most popular sport — the players in uniform who give life to the Beautiful Game — has delivered majestically despite the men in suits running it.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 July 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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