SENSITIVELY Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

sensitively

adverb

Definition of sensitively

as in thoughtfully

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Recent Examples of sensitively Now on the market for the first time ever, the home has been well maintained and sensitively updated over the years while retaining much of its original details. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2026 Ashley Walters’ directorial debut, Animol, set in a young offenders institute, is a strikingly shot and sensitively made depiction of survival, surprise connections and redemption. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026 The end result hovers sensitively between prison and hotel—with a visit offering rare insight into the design and workings of the historic institution, tempered with a comfortable and quietly luxurious stay. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026 Putting on jewelry before makeup or skin care Jewelry reacts sensitively to various environmental influences, including sweat, humidity, and harsh chemicals. — Larissa Ratschkowski, Glamour, 30 Aug. 2026 The filmmakers sensitively tell this story of unbridled hope followed by despair. — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026 Figure out a way to do it more sensitively, to come at it from a different point of view. — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 Yet Etna gazes sensitively upon the vulnerable American soldiers who command him. — Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026 All the characters, real and fictional, are sensitively rendered, and their stories are unforgettable. — The Know, Denver Post, 7 June 2026

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Laserstein shows herself at work, gazing out at the spectator, her model peering thoughtfully over her shoulder, a collaborative force in the artwork rather than its passive object.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
The 2,800-square-foot spread, originally built in 1978, was thoughtfully reimagined by longtime friends Joelle Kutner and Jesse Rudolph, who have been working under the Ome Dezin name since 2020.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of thoughtfully

Adverb

Good Time is lovingly faithful to the country-buffet genre, down to the industrial carpeting.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
Although the hockey mask never appears, Kane lovingly re-creates exact scenes from the original movie to offer flashes of eye candy to Jason fanatics.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of lovingly

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Her excellent debut, 2007’s Free Food for Millionaires, features upwardly mobile Korean Americans whose desire for security Lee portrayed both sympathetically and critically.

— Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
After leaving the stand, Susan nodded sympathetically to Lindsay.

— Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of sympathetically

Adverb

Still, her quiet and steady influence can be felt in the work of a new generation of designers who are following her lead in finding fresh ways to exist soulfully within a broken industry.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
Happily, the indie-cinema veterans had the means to produce the series—a lyrical, often wordless portrait of the spiritual seeker as a young woman, soulfully portrayed by Megan Stott.

— Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of soulfully

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In their letter, the bishops attempted to balance human dignity and a right for governments to humanely protect borders.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Also, wildlife and nuisance-animal trappers can be hired to humanely trap and relocate the felines.

— Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of humanely

Adverb

Video Decades of delays, detours and electrical fires are finally, mercifully, coming to an end for the 200,000 daily train riders who cross the Portal Bridge in New Jersey on their way to Manhattan.

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But Scott was mercifully lifted for Evan Phillips, who recorded the final out of the game to save the Dodgers from disgrace.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of mercifully

Adverb

Psychiatry is the work of building the airplane while flying it carefully, collaboratively, and compassionately, as conditions may change midair.

— Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026
When delivered compassionately, a no communicates and models a strong sense of judgment as an executive.

— Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

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