FLUENTLY Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

fluently

adverb

Definition of fluently

as in smoothly

without difficulty fluently negotiates even the most challenging slalom courses

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Recent Examples of fluently Muharemovic is already well-travelled for a 23-year-old and speaks English fluently. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 With the Monk pieces, Batiste is translating into different musical languages, fluently and consistently. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026 Your god-classes and workarounds become its conventions, reproduced fluently in every new file. — Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 For young children who haven’t yet learned to read fluently, subtitles can also be difficult to keep up with. — Hannah Silverman, Parents, 20 July 2026 Her ability to speak both Japanese and English fluently allows conversations to move beyond translation and into genuine understanding. — Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 15 July 2026 Guides know which neighborhoods to avoid, speak the language fluently in places where a barrier could leave you vulnerable, and signal to potential threats that you’re already accompanied — a real factor in destinations like Colombia, where a guide is essential for both safety and navigation. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026 The cosmopolitan nature of UAE society means Arabic has ceded ground in daily life, to the point where even some Arab children don’t speak it fluently. — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 1 June 2026 Robinson, meanwhile, delivered Leo a Chicago flag pin and remarked on how the pope was fluently hyperlocal, name-checking the Catholic school Robinson attended, Mount Carmel, even specific city streets such as Kedzie, Augusta and Damen. — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026

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Just because the gaps are closed and everything is buttoned up, there are no guarantees everything will go smoothly once the peak season arrives.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
The 27-inch Odyssey G3 keeps your study desk and gaming setup running smoothly with an ultrafast 180-hertz refresh rate and 1ms response time.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of smoothly

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The daughter of Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz has cultivated her own aesthetic, ranging from edgy to romantic and from effortlessly off-duty to full red carpet glamour.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
The 42mm transducer system pumps out breathtaking dynamic range, while Adaptive Noise Cancellation effortlessly silences noisy dorm halls and busy coffee shops.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of effortlessly

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The process is still largely done by hand because machines have not been developed that can efficiently remove the delicate threads without damaging the product.

— Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
People moving efficiently through space, eyes down, earbuds in, interacting with screens instead of humans.

— Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of efficiently

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There was no sign of the usual easy-going, affable nature that has been so indicative of Joe Root’s personality in his 14 years as an England cricketer.

— Paul Newman, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
That makes the decision about whether to draft a quarterback next year easy.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of easy

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Uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow oil tankers to freely exit the Persian Gulf again has roiled markets, causing oil prices to rise and pushing up Treasury yields due to worries over inflation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Synaptic purge To find out how many synapses are lost during QIH, Tanaka’s team implanted tetrodes, bundles of fine electrodes, into the hippocampus of freely moving mice.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026

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