FACILELY Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

facilely

adverb

Definition of facilely

as in easily

without difficulty most TV sitcoms give the impression that family problems can be solved facilely and in less than 30 minutes

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But Ry quite easily shows that Daisy trained on a lot of different data.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
But Huang regards it as just another attractor in the landscape — albeit a potentially catastrophic one — that can be all too easily accessed by many different routes.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of easily

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Their research showed that Chinese import competition did lasting damage to American manufacturing communities, which did not adjust as smoothly as optimistic accounts of globalization predicted.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
In theory, the casting of ballots should proceed smoothly from here.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of smoothly

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While the majority of guests were adults, children are well catered for at the hotel's restaurants, and the central location of the property makes getting home early easy.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
These are 10 of the best Airbnbs in the Cotswolds, each an ideal spot to slink back to after a busy day of taking it easy.

— Katie Silcox, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of easy

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After things go awry in the Congo, the family in The Poisonwood Bible dissolves readily.

— Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
For his part, Khrushchev readily admitted to such behavior in his memoirs, likening his noisy antics to those of revolutionary protesters in the Duma, an imperial Russian legislative body.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of readily

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There is almost no population immunity to H5N1, roughly half of human cases are fatal, and the virus does not yet spread efficiently between people.

— Raj Panjabi, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
As a result, decisions were not always made efficiently or in coordination with other departments, according to a staff report.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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