Synonyms of feebly

feebly

adverb

as in quietly

Related Words

• quietly
• faintly
• softly
• noiselessly
• low
• silently
• soundlessly
• inaudibly
• voicelessly

Dissimilar Words

• aloud
• out
• audibly
• out loud
• clearly
• verbally
• vocally
• distinctly
• plainly
• perceptibly
• discernibly
• distinguishably

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of feebly

On the floor beside him, the dog was feebly pursuing some quarry in a dream. — Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026

By the time Robyn joins the conversation, her bestie is on the ropes, feebly trying to insist that the entire matter is a misunderstanding. — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026

The prime minister has feebly tried to make his own reels in response, but that failed to stem the tide of public irreverence. — Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026

Chief swam feebly across, joined the other two horses on the bank, and stood there shaking. — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026

Infantino, as Henry Bushnell writes, talked rather feebly about working together and, randomly, said an upcoming under-15 tournament for all member associations was something to encourage co-operation. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 1 May 2026

Heathcliff’s racial ambiguity — so central to the novel’s violence and otherness — is feebly erased. — Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026

One man aboard the boat knew how to navigate the mangroves and sandbars of the keys, and with the late summer sun beating down on the rafters, the boat pushed out feebly into the open ocean. — Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025