DESIRABLY Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

desirably

adverb

Definition of desirably

as in optionally

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Adverb

Notifications can also optionally be sent to a phone, smartwatch, or bike computer.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 4 July 2026
Avast’s Data Recovery scan starts by asking which disk to check and optionally accepts a filename or file type.

— Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 24 June 2026

Definition of optionally

Adverb

Their customers are busy professionals who don’t enjoy shopping, don’t want to think about what to wear each morning, and would gladly eliminate laundry and dry cleaning from their weekly routines.

— Angela Chan-Danisi, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
He was originally only meant to play six shows at Wembley, but gladly doubled the number of performances when demand for tickets skyrocketed.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026

Definition of gladly

Adverb

Move bike lanes to side streets, preferably one-way streets, which have dramatically less traffic.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
In fact, Heser considers a tousled Italian bob (preferably, but not necessarily, with bangs) to be one of the ultimate come-as-you-are cuts.

— Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 4 July 2026

Definition of preferably

Adverb

Harris first joined DeKalb police in 2014 before voluntarily resigning in 2020, Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council records show.

— Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 9 July 2026
Key to the settlement was the notion that detainees who work voluntarily in immigration detention facilities are employees.

— Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of voluntarily

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