Synonyms of coolly

coolly

adverb

variants also cooly

as in casually

Related Words

• casually
• nonchalantly
• candidly
• frankly
• matter-of-factly
• informally
• unceremoniously
• openly
• simply
• freely
• honestly
• genuinely
• relaxedly
• ingenuously
• naively
• sincerely
• innocently
• unaffectedly
• guilelessly
• unpretentiously
• openheartedly
• naturally
• artlessly
• truly
• unfeignedly

Dissimilar Words

• artificially
• unnaturally
• affectedly
• artfully
• hypocritically
• pretentiously
• falsely
• insincerely
• deceptively
• sharply
• slyly
• dishonestly
• deceitfully
• cannily
• cunningly
• archly
• deviously
• craftily
• insidiously
• furtively
• slickly
• underhanded
• calculatingly
• flatteringly
• unctuously
• shiftily
• underhandedly
• underhand
• sycophantically

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of coolly

To do the job, Lowen must temporarily move into the author’s home, a coolly lavish modern house in rural Vermont, where Verity’s many boxes of files are stored—and where, of course, Jeremy also lives. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

Murray reacted coolly as the ice water cascaded over him, standing up and clapping his hands while walking it off. — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026

Then, on the very next series, Philo coolly dropped back on third-and-11 – with the crowd going bonkers – and fired a 20-yard TD strike to Dallas Wilson. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026

The family’s dream home (a magazine-pristine and coolly atmospheric feat by production designer Alain Bainée) certainly looks solid, but proves quite permeable — beginning one morning when a gaping hole suddenly appears in the garden wall. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026

As if to signal this iteration hasn’t completely deviated from its roots, in the show’s opening moments, Deborah Wayne coolly flicks the iconic flip-up frames made famous by Hardison’s Dwayne. — Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

After controlling the ball twice with his head, Bouanga sprinted into the box and coolly lifted it over goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland and into the net. — Josh Gross, Daily News, 26 July 2026

Introspection is hardly foreign to country music, but Langley’s coolly reflective approach stands out in a genre defined by social collisions—by scenes of cowboys and cowgirls settling scores. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

Sure enough, my significant other was rounding the nose of the Cadillac, smiling coolly at my new friend. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 23 July 2026