Synonyms of quietly

quietly

adverb

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

• still
• quiet
• motionlessly
• immovably
• inactively

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• movably

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of quietly

Saudi Arabia has been quietly building an electric vehicle brand for the last four years, and it's just revealed the first cars from its portfolio. — New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026

And yet liminality is the space where real healing and most of life happens—where, quietly and unexpectedly, the real work and magic unfold. — Stefanie Benjamin, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026

The surprisingly practical Perfect Weekday Tote has become quietly ubiquitous in the past few months. — Jordan Julian, InStyle, 26 Sep. 2026

The skill isn’t spreadsheets or KPIs but having the stamina to defund something that’s quietly working, then sit with the people who built and loved it. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Someone caught them after a meeting and quietly explained what had just happened. — Jeff Leblanc, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026

Harris Dickinson Dickinson has quietly built the kind of résumé that could translate well to Bond. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026

The prompt makes the room tense, eager, mutually supportive and quietly competitive. — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

Republicans who were previously quietly supportive of the idea then went public with their endorsement of the idea, leading to the introduction of the bipartisan legislation on Thursday. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026