DISCREETLY Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

discreetly

adverb

Definition of discreetly

as in prudently

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Recent Examples of discreetly Nearby, a 9-year-old washed his face discreetly in the bushes with a bottle of water, a bright orange backpack slung over his shoulder. — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2026 Worth singling out for praise is the hotel’s charming and discreetly omnipresent service, which creates something of the intimacy of a grand private household. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026 The musicians, discreetly performing at the back of the stage under the guidance of Mesoamerican instruments director Christopher García, charge the air with percussive Indigenous wonder. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 The design is full of Easter eggs that nod to the hotel’s Valais roots, such as cows and climbers discreetly sculpted into the staircase. — Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2026 Rather than functioning as another Palm Beach stage on which to see and be seen, it’s tucked discreetly behind the hotel, surrounded by greenery and striped loungers—a genuinely private place to disappear for an afternoon. — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026 But until Milosevic was toppled by a popular uprising in 2000, Mladic lived securely – if discreetly – in Belgrade. — Ivana Sekularac, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Drones are landed discreetly near routes, utilizing acoustic sensors to detect passing vehicles. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Social media is filled with tongue-in-cheek how-to videos, instructing viewers on things like how to discreetly saw through a metal pole. — Meg Anderson, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026

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Jiangxing Intelligence, a physical AI firm, has developed an AI ‘brain’ that monitors environmental conditions around renewable energy infrastructure to ensure electricity is collected and stored prudently.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
Under a 2019 law brought by Newsom to protect utilities from bankruptcy, the companies automatically are deemed to have acted prudently if regulators sign off on their wildfire prevention plan.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of prudently

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My favorite picture in the book finds a sensibly blue Subaru station wagon that has somehow turned on its side in the middle of the night.

— Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Given the limited floorspace, Tiny Tect Tiny Houses has sensibly kept the interior layout quite simple.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of sensibly

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There is no known treatment, aside from firing your general manager (as the Dolphins wisely did) and hoping the new one makes smarter decisions.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026
Finally, on the IQ point, Trump is correct that a high level of analytic intelligence is necessary to regulate wisely.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of wisely

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For some people, xylitol can offset sugar consumption when used in moderation and judiciously, which may benefit cardiometabolic health, said Deepak Talreja, MD, FACC, chief of cardiology at Sentara Health.

— Lauren Manaker MS, HEALTH, 8 Sep. 2026
Balconies are used judiciously to break the overall mass into three separate volumes along the streetscape while differently colored brick gives each piece its own identity.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of judiciously

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To keep their identities somewhat of a secret, Freddy and his traveling companions agreed to speak to a reporter on Saturday night but politely declined to reveal their last names or take a picture that includes their faces.

— Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
At this year’s Munich Security Conference, Rubio said the same thing more politely.

— Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of politely

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Some of this is also validly driven by zoonotic and emerging diseases and is intended to keep our pets and us safe.

— Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 26 July 2026
The French Cour d’appel de Versailles determined that a child could claim against assets located in France even though the decedent had validly designated the succession laws of a foreign country that did not recognize forced heirship.

— Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

Definition of validly

Adverb

Their districts should be fairly competitive and balanced, which gives teams opportunity, whether that’s competing for a district title, earning a postseason berth or making significant improvements.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026
Now that the event was Mackle-less, ticket prices had dropped dramatically, but the stadium was fairly full.

— Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of fairly

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As nice as the seasons have been for Christian Scott and Zac Thornton, the expectations for McLean are justifiably higher.

— Tim Britton, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Cal’s power donors (justifiably) wanted out of the Justin Wilcox era because steady mediocrity and 20-13 slugfests were boring everyone to tears.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026

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