DREAMILY Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

dreamily

adverb

Definition of dreamily

as in nicely

in a pleasing way our date at the restaurant went dreamily until the check arrived

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Recent Examples of dreamily Its protagonist is a quixotic teenage girl named Elsie, who weaves dreamily through a party at her parents’ country home. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026 The album’s first half is all head-over-heels, dreamily devoted love songs, whimsical head rushes turned into music that recalls Lorde, the Cure, and Annie Ernaux. — Shaad D’souza, Pitchfork, 22 June 2026 Patricia wears a tiara and circulates dreamily, like a grownup Carrie at prom. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 18 June 2026 The three-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter released the track and accompanying music video — dreamily directed by Petra Collins at the Louvre — two weeks ago. — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 2 May 2026 Cogan is joined by dreamily pastoral artist Angelica Rockne (with shades of Weyes Blood running thick) at Stardust Station on May 16. — Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026 A week later, on May 12, Camp re-posted one of Whipkey’s Instagram Stories—a photo of herself looking dreamily into the distance during a candlelit dinner. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026 But as the title character and a partial avatar for Williamson — who had similarly spent his own teen years dreamily pining and aspiring to be a filmmaker — Dawson was the boy-next-door pillar around which the show orbited. — Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2026 As any snowboarder knows, the board does not just float dreamily across soft, puffy snow. — New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025

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The timing shook out nicely, considering Berg would go on to be tapped to succeed Don Garber as MLS’ next commissioner and has subsequently been tasked with unloading his sizable ownership stake in LAFC.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Cyrus, 64, cleaned up nicely in a black John Varvatos suit, leaving his the collar of his white shirt unbuttoned.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of nicely

Adverb

With juicy bursts of fresh fruit, the result is deliciously smooth, custardy, and bright.

— Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2026
Easy to make and even easier to eat, this crustless wonder caramelizes on the outside while the inside stays deliciously creamy.

— Marti Buckley, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of deliciously

Adverb

But Malonga soon too will push the rebuilding Storm to future deep postseason runs like the ex-Storm great once did.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Hit really well in the first half, and second half didn’t go as great, and kind of didn’t end up great at the end of the year.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of great

Adverb

Faith King and Josiah Fagerstrom both deliver delightfully prickly repartee as their characters gradually manage to surpass archetype.

— Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2026
However, when cooked properly, okra can develop a delightfully crisp and pleasant texture or be cooked until soft and melting.

— Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of delightfully

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Reggie Bannister, the actor best known for playing the iconic ice cream man Reggie in the Phantasm horror film series, has died peacefully at his home Sunday at 80.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
The former Cardinals coordinator is expected to continue the under-center system with a heavy dose of play-action, a system better suited for Jared Goff than former Cardinals QB Kyler Murray.

— Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of well

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Lowe used to be a member of a much larger and more popular right-wing populist party, Nigel Farage’s Reform, but he was forced out in an enjoyably catty and melodramatic schism after calling for mass deportations.

— Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026
Align your recurring activities with genuine interests to increase the likelihood of hours accumulating more naturally and enjoyably.

— Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of enjoyably

Adverb

Every room has its little balcony and looks out over the blue sea to the islands of the sirens from which those ladies sang so sweetly.

— Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026
Rota’s gorgeous score swells sweetly as this affair is sketched, but Mario — older and wiser, to quote the Rodgers and Hammerstein song — has his doubts about a man who seems to him like a cad.

— Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of sweetly

Adverb

The best type of tea to re-steep is anything that starts very potent, or features tea leaves that are on the larger, coarser side, rather than finely ground.

— Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2026
Find out for yourself in this finely detailed and utterly absorbing book, which reads like a thriller of the highest order.

— Air Mail, Air Mail, 1 Aug. 2026

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