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

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

movably

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of quietly Rooms There are just 13 rooms, each quietly refined with a riverside color palette and floor-to-ceiling windows. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026 Their endurance gives commanders a platform that can quietly monitor maritime activity and track other naval forces. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026 What skills, painstakingly developed over decades, could quietly begin to atrophy? — Maria Colacurcio, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026 The leading indicators have already started moving the other way, quietly. — Tony Julianelle, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 In the aftermath of the killings, Patrick packed up his things, began divorce proceedings and quietly began to rebuild his life. — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026 But Panettiere, then 15, anchors the drama with a quietly soulful performance well beyond her years. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 The Cougars quietly won 10 games last year, and veteran QB Conner Weigman will have more weapons around him to propel the Cougars to the Big 12 title game at AT&T Stadium, the site of Fritz’s biggest triumph. — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 Her assertion of individuality, intelligence, and independent thought is drawing support at home and abroad, in ways that are both quiet and quietly transformative. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for quietly

Adverb

Some still laden with weapons, the ships belonged to Nazi Germany’s Black Sea fleet that was deliberately sunk near the end of the war as German troops retreated from Romania and Soviet forces advanced deeper into Europe.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
No, there are still people that were impacted that are in our own city.

— Andrea Nakano, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026