PEACEFULLY Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

peacefully

adverb

Definition of peacefully

as in calmly

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Recent Examples of peacefully The family noted that Medak died peacefully but did not reveal a cause. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026 Apart from a few tear-gas skirmishes, the demonstrations ended peacefully. — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026 In rallying a wide range of Serbs to protest peacefully almost daily, the students displayed an integrity in self-governance that many people now believe will translate to open and inclusive government. — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Oct. 2026 The Paris march began peacefully, a week after widespread rioting and looting during protests across the country. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 In Nice, dozens of far-right activists attacked people protesting peacefully Saturday, BFMTV reported. — Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026 Protesters, including many youngsters, gathered peacefully and chanted in a southeastern part of the city amid heavy police presence. — Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026 After a two-week hospitalization, Bobby died peacefully at home in Hawaii. — Stat Staff, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026 Protesters gathered peacefully and chanted in the southeastern part of Paris on Thursday while they were watched by a heavy police presence, the AP reported. — Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

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Explain the next step calmly and apply the same standard consistently.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
As police public affairs interns Kayla Clarke and Lola Selfe headed inside the shop, Detective Trae Corbin emerged from a nearby alley, calmly walked over to their vehicle, opened the door and drove away.

— Jessica Baugh, Baltimore Sun, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of calmly

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Cinematographer Lukasz Zal, who also shot Ida and Cold War, renders Fatherland in the same satiny black and white, as well as the same serenely squarish, or Academy, aspect ratio.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
Smiling serenely, the author looks immaculately put-together, including her matte red lips, which are even more striking contrasted against her pristine white suit.

— Fawnia Soo Hoo, Allure, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of serenely

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Calvo, meanwhile, sits at a desk in his hotel room, gazing into the camera lens placidly while idly sketching on a sheet of paper.

— Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
That’s a pretty evocative setting for a film, with the perpetual drone and roar of fighter jets overhead and an air of constricting menace pervading what should otherwise be placidly idle summer hours.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

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