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opportunely

adverb

Definition of opportunelynext
as in punctually

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opportunely
  1. seasonably
  2. hastily
  3. impetuously
  4. rashly
  5. impulsively
  6. abruptly
  7. speedily
  8. recklessly
Adverb
  • The material is light enough for warmer days while still feeling seasonably appropriate.
    — Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Friday is breezy and seasonably warm with a slightly higher chance for rains.
    — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of seasonably
Adverb
  • Wiemels is also skeptical about hastily drawing connections to pesticides.
    — Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The temptation to rush the final stage of the process can be irresistible — just ask Lee Mason, who lost his job as a VAR after hastily closing a check on a game between Arsenal and Brentford in 2023.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of hastily
Adverb
  • Moreover, Elliott does not act impetuously in its activism.
    — Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2025
Definition of impetuously
Adverb
  • After rashly stealing a man’s cigarette lighter on the subway, Ingeborg trips while making her getaway, resulting in a tibia fracture that threatens to take her out of commission for months on end.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
  • No one should approach the AI situation rashly.
    — Revana Sharfuddin, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
Definition of rashly
Adverb
  • In mid-1994, though, Diana found her moment and impulsively pulled the dress from her closet.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026
  • When Judy somewhat impulsively leads a pack of protesters inside the SF federal building, what follows will only spark further change.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of impulsively
Adverb
  • Turning, however, needed to be done in 90-degree increments, which created some potentially confusing graphics as entire scenes abruptly appeared.
    — Mark J. P. Wolf, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
  • They were hired by a nimble tech vendor with a flat hierarchy, and now they are being abruptly absorbed into a massive, heavily matrixed corporate bureaucracy.
    — Thanh Pham, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of abruptly
Adverb
  • The mission of a traditional ER is to speedily identify the central problem and either fix it or admit the patient to the hospital for ongoing care.
    — Paula Span, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But the Speedwell proved unseaworthy, handling neither speedily nor well.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of speedily
Adverb
  • Individuals who recklessly violate the rules could face as much as 20 years in prison.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Moorhead was was slapped with multiple felony charges — manslaughter recklessly causing the death of another person, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and three counts of first-degree reckless endangerment.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of recklessly
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“Opportunely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opportunely. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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