GAMELY Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

gamely

adverb

Definition of gamely

as in valiantly

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Recent Examples of gamely Still, Tenet earns some shallow points for looking cool and sounding cool and trying gamely to do something original with time travel. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026 Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the brilliant 32-year-old author, gamely echoed the Declaration of Independence. — Brian Delay, Mercury News, 4 July 2026 Yet director Philip Barantini, while unable to gamely juggle the disparate plot elements, keeps things amiably brisk. — ABC News, 1 July 2026 Tom gamely tries to put a positive spin on things. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 June 2026 At Blaze’s house, Jessie and the gang meet an interactive potty-training toy called Smarty Pants, a toilet-paper roll with light-up eyes and the voice of Conan O’Brien, who spends the movie gamely dropping one mildly scatological one-liner after another. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 19 June 2026 The server gamely worked with her on this, finally getting my friend to agree to romaine but noting this would have to be confirmed with the chef. — Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2026 Macpherson mingled with editors and gamely posed for photos in front of the store, which displayed her exact outfit, although with a different pair of white jeans that the Australian model and wellness entrepreneur immediately coveted. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 13 June 2026 For the event, the Rimowa team flew in brand ambassador Lewis Hamilton, who gamely answered a journalist’s questions about his travel habits in front of a live audience. — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 15 May 2026

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Meanwhile his wife Penelope dodges suitors while his son Telemachus valiantly searches for his decades-absent dad.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
The man who valiantly shuttles Beirutis across the city’s no-man’s-land.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026

Definition of valiantly

Adverb

Japan’s largest studio and dominant theatrical exhibitor — home of Godzilla and Seven Samurai — has also long been, like so much of corporate Japan, cautious, deliberate and resolutely domestic in its outlook.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026
On this resolutely French island, the interior showcases Italian classic modernism, with furniture by Molteni and a sculptural Minotti kitchen.

— Sarah Turner, Robb Report, 25 June 2026

Definition of resolutely

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And while reusing first-stage rocket boosters (like the Super Heavy) is firmly within SpaceX’s wheelshouse, the company has never reused the upper stage of a rocket.

— Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Norway’s elite 6-foot-5 goal scorer raced with some of the best in the battle for the Golden Boot in the tournament, given to the player with the most goals, and his performance in DFW put his name firmly on the world stage.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

Definition of firmly

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Cultivate psychological safety by courageously speaking uncomfortable truths, a quality remembered more than talent.

— Jason Walker PsyD, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
And there is no more important group of people than these young women who courageously stood up.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of courageously

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But while Ridley Scott's original film was already the definitive outer-space horror, Cameron boldly shifted genres to make the definitive outer-space action movie.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 July 2026
But a brand that states its conclusion boldly without backing it up may find that the same trick backfires.

— Matthew Pittman, The Conversation, 17 July 2026

Definition of boldly

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Ejiofor is stoutly built but only 6-7 1/2 in socks, so asking him to play center at the next level will be a challenge.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 20 June 2026
The 49ers’ defense played so stoutly that the Panthers totaled just 230 yards, including 169 passing yards from Bryce Young, who was sacked once, by Clelin Ferrell.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025

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