QUIETLY Synonyms: 6 Similar and Opposite Words

quietly

adverb

Definition of quietly

as in still

without motion she stood quietly behind the curtains, hoping to scare her sister when she came into the room

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

movably

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of quietly But Doubs quietly put together an impressive second half of training camp and was especially good in the red zone. — Chad Graff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 By August, Democratic candidates in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania were running ads against data centers directly, and Republicans have begun quietly distancing themselves from the same policies many once championed. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026 Food insecurity quietly affects working families, children, seniors and people of all backgrounds and neighborhoods in our community. — Christine Franz, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026 What survived instead was a set of DAT tapes Benegal had quietly kept for thirty years. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026 The looming anxiety for some in Hollywood is whether Wasians will quietly replace Asian actors. — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026 Milestones may be marked complete while dependencies, rework and delays quietly accumulate. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026 As the motor pulls the tendons, the tail bends into an S-shape, creating the side-to-side motion that quietly moves the whole device forward. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2026 Clear roles can prevent care from becoming another job that quietly belongs to one person. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for quietly

Adverb

Hassan Saboula, director of Jawf's civil defense agency, said a child was among the 23 killed Monday and that rescue teams were still searching for seven missing from the attack.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
Coal, which still supplies about 53% of China's energy mix by Wang's estimate, acted as a crucial shock absorber, allowing the economy to substitute away from oil when prices spiked.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026