GLORIOUSLY Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

gloriously

adverb

Definition of gloriously

as in deliciously

in a pleasing way for Easter services the choir rose to the occasion and sang gloriously

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Recent Examples of gloriously Anna Biller’s gloriously lurid ghost story proves that killing your wife may only be the beginning of your problems. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026 This mix of modernity and tradition works well, both inside and out, where a stroll around the ground’s perimeter switches quickly from feeling gloriously old-school to being brought right up to date. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 Following her years on The Waltons, McDonough led the gloriously cheesy slasher Mortuary (1982), opposite Bill Paxton. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026 Sunburned in my memory was the wall of belts, cuffs and chokers dripping gloriously in silver studs. — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 Each September, Mount Jackson leans all the way in to its unofficial role as Virginia’s potato capital with one of the South’s most gloriously offbeat free festivals. — Kinsey Gidick, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2026 The 13-bedroom property sits on its own, 58,000-acre preserve, and has a gloriously over-the-top interior befitting a property imagined by the late Jocelyn Wildenstein—think a Swiss Vault bank door to unlock the wine cellar. — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026 The music of their first decade was gloriously unhinged, and inspirational to folks from Kurt Cobain to the Flaming Lips. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 20 July 2026 Men used to go to war indeed, and in gloriously shot 70mm IMAX at that. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gloriously

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There’s wisdom and depth to the film’s themes of growing old, dashed dreams and the magic of rediscovery, plus a deliciously ironic final twist.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Many people would be deliciously tired after such wholesome exertion and not want to spend their evenings raking over the past with a chatty English journalist.

— Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of deliciously

Adverb

Offensive notes Tommy DeVito settled in nicely after sailing some early throws.

— Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
Anna’s sheer lace dress with a huge keyhole in the front and an open back is fine but also like a million other dresses; the same goes for Jude’s nicely constructed, but very familiar, black velvet dress with a corset.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of nicely

Adverb

Filled with cats doing everything from clever tricks to delightfully goofy antics, the festival — which is actually just one screening of a 70-minute collection of videos — promises to deliver nonstop laughter and feel-good entertainment.

— Denis Akbari, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
Perhaps most delightfully, there’s an antique barber’s chair tucked into its own grooming alcove.

— Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of delightfully

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Beyond my ultra-chic (and great-smelling) mother’s stamp of approval, the brand’s luxurious perfume portfolio has earned praise from Meghan Markle, Kate Middleton, Jennifer Aniston, and Katie Holmes, to name a few.

— Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 12 Aug. 2026
But Malonga soon too will push the rebuilding Storm to future deep postseason runs like the ex-Storm great once did.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of great

Adverb

The show nonetheless takes an unexpected direction that makes for an enjoyably low-key binge.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
Lowe used to be a member of a much larger and more popular right-wing populist party, Nigel Farage’s Reform, but he was forced out in an enjoyably catty and melodramatic schism after calling for mass deportations.

— Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026

Definition of enjoyably

Adverb

Ten years from now, the designation process should be even more finely tuned.

— Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The best type of tea to re-steep is anything that starts very potent, or features tea leaves that are on the larger, coarser side, rather than finely ground.

— Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of finely

Adverb

What better way for a newcomer to announce herself than as a charmingly awkward ingénue mentored by Julie Andrews?

— Chris Bellamy, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026
Once two cottages, now knocked into one, it has been charmingly dressed up by interior designer Laura Stephens.

— Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of charmingly

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