LOVINGLY Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

lovingly

adverb

Definition of lovingly

as in respectfully

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Recent Examples of lovingly Like the s’mores kits lovingly put together by the staff to be used on the electric firepit on the patio out back. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026 Kelce said lovingly before shouting out how quickly and thoroughly Swift picked up all there is to know about his sport. — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2026 The music had to come first, with Lehman and Khan working closely to craft dance remixes that would feel vital and current while lovingly referencing all corners of South Asian culture and the South Asian American experience as well. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026 Margot Robbie talks lovingly about the cocaine scene in 1900. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026 Brian Baumgartner, who played the lovingly bumbling Kevin Malone on the show, partnered with producers Warren Lieberstein and Ben Silverman on the officially licensed book. — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026 In July, Menehould de Bazelaire du Chatelle, who was Hermès’s artistic director of cultural patrimony until her recent retirement, welcomed me into Émile’s lair, which has been lovingly preserved as a private museum. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 No matter that those doubles have their own consciousnesses, not to mention foster families who have lovingly raised them. — Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026 Dolly Parton didn’t just sing lovingly about her Tennessee mountain home. — Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

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Without becoming defensive or overly apologetic, respectfully reinforce that your decision has already been made.

— Jasmine Johnson, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Our father taught us how to speak about patients respectfully— while acting efficiently and empathetically.

— Alicja Turczyk, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of respectfully

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Authorities, though, had not been able to positively identify him until a missing persons report was made to police earlier this month.

— Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
That's also the quarter that positively shifted Jim Cramer's view of the stock following months of disappointment in the enterprise software giant.

— Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of positively

Adverb

In 2023, when a skier named Eva Walkner posted about a tremendous day with a film crew on a mountain called Hoher Göll, Thomas commented appreciatively, then asked why her party hadn’t gone higher up the face.

— William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
As Sarkozy notes appreciatively in his book, Le Pen, unlike many other political luminaries, came out in support of him after his sentencing.

— Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026

Definition of appreciatively

Adverb

Despite the speculation, Charli has long spoken admiringly of Madonna.

— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2026
Standing in a holding pen for inmates, wearing orange jail attire, Holdo looked back at Savery almost admiringly, at times bowing his head.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of admiringly

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