DISTINCTLY Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

distinctly

adverb

Definition of distinctly

as in clearly

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Recent Examples of distinctly For families While there’s no kids’ club, and Amangani’s chic decor feels distinctly adult, the hotel welcomes families with open arms, and suites are plenty large enough for a crib or rollaway bed. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 The 3,336-square-foot boutique offers established Dallas clients — many of whom shopped Lafayette 148 in other cities — a closer connection to its distinctly New York sensibility, luxury craftsmanship and personal service. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026 Painful memories force her to confront first her own choices, then personal grief and finally, the family secrets that provide the novel’s distinctly elegiac and holistic tone. — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 The home button has its own distinct metal surface, and other buttons on the remote are indented or distinctly shaped. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026 For Qantas, that experience starts the moment customers step onboard one of our aircraft, through our distinctly Australian hospitality, food and wine. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026 Blake Shelton’s confident delivery and the song’s soaring chorus bring a distinctly Southwestern lift to the mix. — Qygwork, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026 Madonna has spent her career borrowing, referencing, resurrecting and reinventing, but never at the expense of distinctly looking and feeling like herself. — Sadie Kargman, Allure, 28 Sep. 2026 Yesterday, Demi Moore and Tallulah Willis arrived at Step Up’s 2026 Annual Inspiration Awards at the Skirball Cultural Center in coordinating Thom Browne skirt suits, putting a distinctly preppy spin on mother-daughter dressing. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for distinctly

Adverb

Let the discomfort show you which ambition, responsibility, or expectation still needs to become more clearly yours.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 29 Sep. 2026
Emmanuel Lubezki’s cinematography and Dennis Gassner’s production design achieve the Kubrickian grandeur Iñárritu clearly intends.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of clearly

Adverb

Of course, there are also age-old hustles so evidently dishonest that there was a time when their exponents risked being hung or shot.

— Kit Chellel, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
He was called up by Zidane to this squad but remains uncapped at senior level and is evidently behind Jacquet in the coach’s thoughts, having been regarded as the outstanding young defender on the market two years ago.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of evidently

Adverb

The results also differed markedly depending on the wealth of the country surveyed.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026
Since the return-to-office mandate began July 1 for many state departments, capital region transportation agencies have noted markedly higher ridership on their commuter routes.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of markedly

Adverb

What frightens scientists more than the sheer numbers are that the cuts are arbitrary and manifestly pernicious.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
These remarks are manifestly silly, but the conversation ranges into darker territory.

— Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026

Definition of manifestly

Adverb

McBride said the mechanisms of extradition have been patently unfair to his clients.

— Juliette Arcodia, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
Attorneys with Howard Cooper, Todd & Weld, the law firm representing Patrick Clancy, are calling statements like that patently false and defamatory, warning of the real-life consequences making such claims can have.

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of patently

Adverb

Audiences — younger ones especially — are palpably hungry for the authentic storytelling that independent and overseas markets so reliably produce, even in a landscape increasingly crowded with algorithmic feeds and AI slop.

— Stuart Ford, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
The nonverbal interplay between selves that is so important in human therapy was palpably absent.

— Steven Barrie-Anthony, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of palpably

Adverb

Rather’s style and demeanor were noticeably different from Cronkite’s reassuring cadence.

— Walter Podrazik, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
Blackened white gold around the stones gave the settings a noticeably darker finish than conventional white-metal diamond jewelry, while the hoops themselves were yellow gold.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of noticeably

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