GENIALLY Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

genially

adverb

Definition of genially

as in amiably

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Recent Examples of genially Part of what fueled the ups and downs was the sense that Paul Baker is genially open to whatever life might throw at him — a personality type engineered to drive the acting-out Issa and the neurotic Anton to distraction. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026 Waiting to address the group, Larson genially reminisced with a retiree, Joe Suggs, one of his opponents in 1998. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026

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Maud Ogilvie smiled amiably at Flynn, as if waiting for a challenge.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
One recent evening, the horror director Oren Peli stopped by one such boozer, in an alleyway off the Strand, looked around amiably, and ordered a Coke.

— Anna Russell, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of amiably

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And Rob Sand, the affably idiosyncratic state auditor who didn’t have a challenger, is officially up for governor.

— Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
Which means right about now, the island is buzzing with thousands of MAMILs (middle aged men in lycra) and affably amateur Brits are arriving by the planeload.

— Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026

Definition of affably

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The character cheerfully insisted that Scotch whisky, the Garden of Eden, and most other worthwhile inventions had originated in his homeland.

— Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
Moments after sitting down at an outdoor table, Oppenheim breathes in the ocean air and starts cheerfully free-associating.

— Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of cheerfully

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Your server, wearing a conductor’s hat, cheerily shakes them up in front of you.

— Lisa Shames, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
In 2016, Brexiteers imagined that other European countries would follow their example and cheerily recover absolute sovereignty as liberated nation-states.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheerily

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Some of the best scenes are just Owen, Joe, and Terry sharing a meal at their favorite diner, talking openly—and good-naturedly busting each other’s chops—about whatever happens to be going on in their lives.

— Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
Sigmund, the artistic director of Stillwater’s Zephyr Theatre, joked good-naturedly.

— Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026

Definition of good-naturedly

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The lovely, economic scenic design by Angela Balogh Calin graciously makes room for the play’s wall-to-wall witticisms, but the house is meant to symbolize the ship of state drifting dangerously toward the rocks.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
The development slate is incredibly impressive, and Jane has graciously offered to help with the transition.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of graciously

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Much of their relationship unfolds sweetly over Zoom calls while Peter, aka Petya, operates out of Vienna with Natalia still in Ukraine.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2026
The actor played the role of the sweetly endearing mouse puppet, a character beloved by children all over the world — and, apparently, Ed Sullivan.

— Kaja Andric, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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