LOUDLY Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

loudly

adverb

Definition of loudly

as in loud

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Recent Examples of loudly Lee, meanwhile, functions as exasperated colleague, grieving friend, and increasingly, minder, as his mentor’s memory begins to slip, sometimes returning loudly in moments of unguarded truth—or perhaps deathbed confessions. — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026 When photographs later surfaced, some KU fans loudly objected to the color choice. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026 And in races from Kentucky to Indiana to South Carolina, candidates loudly proclaimed their support for blocking private equity from gobbling up housing. — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Time, 5 Nov. 2026 Outside, there’s an elderly woman perched on her snowmobile, smoking a cigarette, who loudly hassles Siaja for a little charity. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026 Soon after, a man with a microphone relayed the entire early results to the crowd, which loudly cheered in response. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026 During initial ride tests, mechanical chain slap and drivetrain vibrations echoed loudly through the structure, creating a persistent clattering that detracts from any quiet ride through nature. — New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2026 Wendy has decided, in true Catholic fashion, that she will be redeemed by loudly proclaiming her suffering. — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026 Citing officials with the Albuquerque Police Department, the outlet reported Keinerlein Rangel, 16, and her mother were allegedly playing music loudly while unpacking boxes in their apartment. — Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for loudly

Adverb

The music was a bit loud over the speakers as Nicky Zimmermann was trying to talk, but given it was Kylie Minogue playing at that exact moment, all was forgiven.

— Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2026
Try swinging in the other direction by going loud with your outfit.

— Rosana Lai, Glamour, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of loud

Adverb

Before the meeting started, an attendee asked a DEC employee by the sign-in table about the large industrial fans built into the gym’s walls, which were whirring noisily.

— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026
Contemporary foes like Iraq’s Saddam Hussein and North Korea’s Kim Jong-il remained firmly, if sometimes noisily, contained.

— Michael E. Neagle, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of noisily

Adverb

Ahmed wrapped his face in a red kaffiyeh—the fantasy of a man in hiding, ostentatiously drawing attention to himself.

— Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Bryan Fuller’s expressionistic procedural is ostentatiously gruesome, yes, but the increasingly disturbing interplay between Will and Hannibal — cat and mouse, will-they/won’t they — is a full course meal on its own.

— Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026

Definition of ostentatiously

Adverb

Now, with America having vociferously rejected Musk’s vision of governance, those wishing to drive something that reminds everyone around them of that vision will only have a few months more to purchase one.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
Activists abroad have expressed concern about deportees returning to Iran, whose theocracy has been cracking down on intellectuals and where the government vociferously cracks down on any dissent.

— Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of vociferously

Adverb

This flamboyantly ambitious novel, which takes place in a version of Atlanta known as Atlantis, follows the life of George Washington Jonson, a Black cop with a liking for white women.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Rooms are decorated with minibars crafted in Jaipur, flamboyantly upholstered chairs, Murano-glass chandeliers, and marbled wallpaper sourced and crafted in Italy.

— Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of flamboyantly

Adverb

Lawsuits, bureaucratic battles, boisterously divisive council arguments and vicious social media debates have been part of Bloomfield life for years, and intensified during Danielle Wong’s contentious time as mayor.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026
Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith’s screenplay is littered with exaggerated stereotypes just waiting to be boisterously subverted.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 June 2026

Definition of boisterously

Adverb

Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin didn’t play due to injury and was still lustily booed in Detroit’s season opener following his trade request over the summer.

— Matt Piper, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Its 90-minute set was lustily accompanied by Dudamel and his band.

— Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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