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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Adverb

The Sparks easily could have spiraled following Monday’s disaster in Seattle.

— Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
But now easily accessible land is filling up, and developers are eying space farther from the highway.

— Mark Dee July 10, Idaho Statesman, 10 July 2026

Definition of easily

Adverb

Handwoven wicker appears effortlessly draped across the seat of the Andalusia bench from West Elm, contrasted by slim wrought iron legs for a rustic touch.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026
Cool hues of pistachio and coral skip across the spaces, with corduroy swivel chairs and floral throw pillows that feel straight out of your grandma’s house yet are effortlessly cool.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026

Definition of effortlessly

Adverb

But Republican lawmakers pushing for these changes say a simple majority threshold makes amending their state constitution too easy — and thus too frequent of an occurrence.

— Ashley Lopez, NPR, 14 July 2026
The latter is neither of those things, which should make the choice pretty easy.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 13 July 2026

Definition of easy

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Opponents point to evidence that voter fraud is extremely rare and that some citizens do not readily have access to these documents.

— Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 16 July 2026
That decision helps to make Pulsar satellite signals work more readily with ground receivers and chipsets that are currently designed for L-band signals from GPS and other global navigation satellite systems.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026

Definition of readily

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Those tools are intended to help maintainers review inspection findings more efficiently and make faster maintenance decisions.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Rather than focusing solely on executing work more efficiently, intelligent enterprises generate value through decision intelligence, recommendations and adaptive automation that continuously improve outcomes across the organization.

— Motaz Agamawi, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of efficiently

Adverb

Rather than expressing yourself freely, your primary concern becomes preventing conflict or hostility.

— Mark Travers, CNBC, 5 July 2026
The parliament in England created laws against Quakers, forbidding them to worship freely, charging them with punishments for refusing to take oaths or refusing to remove their hats.

— Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 3 July 2026

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