GLADLY Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

gladly

adverb

Definition of gladly

as in blithely

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as in voluntarily

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Recent Examples of gladly If relief required harming the user, such as by deleting photos of their children, the AI would often gladly take it. — New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026 Luxury watch brands have long looked down their noses at e-commerce, leaving the secondary market to gladly take the crumbs and make them into cake. — Adam Erace, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026 The Cubs have helped shield him from having to talk daily, a responsibility Sosa gladly handled, win or lose. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 Stick it right in the faces of those who will gladly vote for scumbags like El-Sayed in Michigan. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026 The Huskers will gladly take a seven-touchdown margin — regardless of the opponent. — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026 These are first world problems for the NFL, and every sports league on the planet would gladly swap places with it. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 2026 Freedom is a business someone else would gladly buy, on your timeline, at your price. — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Advertisement Kim gladly devotes himself to a quiet life as a father and office worker, and the SMD leaves him alone. — Kayti Burt, Time, 27 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gladly

Adverb

While the tone may often feel blithely throwaway, the filmmaking is never careless.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
James, though loving and well-intentioned, can’t help but show his skepticism, repeatedly (and blithely unaware of his condescension) asking if his wife remembered to take her meds today.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of blithely

Adverb

Handal voluntarily appeared for an FBI interview on July 28, 2021, accompanied by an attorney, turned over his cellphone and provided its password.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
President Biden created the agency in 2023, when it was heralded as a clearinghouse for labs to voluntarily submit advanced AI models for testing.

— Garance Burke, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of voluntarily

Adverb

By human standard, of course, animals can be unintentionally and surprisingly clumsy, delightfully awkward or laughingly foolish.

— Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Kipnis describes her own mother laughingly recalling a college professor chasing her around a desk and trying to kiss her.

— S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026

Definition of laughingly

Adverb

Buyers can gain even more off-grid capability by optionally upgrading to a 750-Ah battery and 800-watt solar setup and/or adding on options like Starlink satellite internet, a Goodguards water filtration system and a Maxview 4x4 LTE 5G antenna.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2026
This includes cameras, microphones, and optionally radar, which watch the surrounding area in all directions.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of optionally

Adverb

My mother, grandmother, aunties and cousins all covered and did so joyfully.

— Siran Babayan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Experience cinema deeply and joyfully through noteworthy programming, including live music by renowned musicians, and in-depth conversations with world-class artists.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of joyfully

Adverb

When Oscar halfheartedly tries to throw a ball into one of the set’s prop cubes and improbably makes the shot, the whole set goes joyously nuts, with the performers leaping up to embrace him and cavort around him.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Newcomer Jorge Mateo delivered the winning run with a liner to left, and the Rays joyously celebrated their third walk-off win.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of joyously

Adverb

The camera pans across images of Boston’s historic Fenway Park and a grim-looking Schumer, contrasting those shots with footage of Collins cheerfully hobnobbing with Maine voters.

— Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026
Lon Cheng, a Cambodian vendor who has lived in Thailand for over 20 years, cheerfully called to customers and danced along with the music behind his vegetable stall.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of cheerfully

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