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

For more than a century, submarines have quietly evolved from slow underwater boats into some of the fastest and most sophisticated machines ever engineered. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026

The Huge Payoff Of Smarter Cities This evolution has quietly produced a market that’s already at a trillion dollars and is rapidly growing. — Lee-Lean Shu, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Over the past three years, the billionaire founder of Citadel quietly bought every one of the 138 condos—along with the ground-floor retail spaces—that make up Solaris, a 22-story tower in Miami‘s Brickell neighborhood. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2026

Since emerging with 1998’s Dressed Up Like Nebraska, Rouse has quietly built one of Americana’s most consistently rewarding catalogs. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026

Just a year and a half after rebranding its production-distribution group into Studio TF1, France’s leading commercial network TF1 has quietly put it on the market, Variety has confirmed. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026

Gaines said some people directed insults and hostile looks toward her, but many others requested photographs, thanked her, offered fist bumps and quietly expressed support for her position. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

That’s one reason many hotels are quietly turning to technology. — Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026

Head coach Andy Reid’s post-practice comments on right tackle may have quietly narrowed what was once thought to be a three-man competition. — Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026