SERENELY Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

serenely

adverb

Definition of serenely

as in calmly

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Recent Examples of serenely Ahead, Toyota team principal Kobayashi ran serenely to the finish in the No 7, even with Frijns’ pass on Buemi increasing the pressure. — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 14 June 2026 After 50 minutes of self-satisfaction, the hero fades serenely into a sunset that Dudamel made miraculously mystical. — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026 Perhaps, but Alonso’s attentive gaze reworks the meaning of excitement such that a banal exchange with the nearby farmhand, and a drive into the nearby village, provide minor thrills — that is, if you’re properly settled onto Alonso’s serenely sluggish wavelength. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 16 May 2026 One of the spaces is serenely accented in all white and features rounded paneling that can open or close depending on the client’s preference for privacy. — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2026 Head to Rin-Tei, a tiny and serenely spare spot at the intersection of Crystal Springs Road and El Camino in San Mateo that oozes zen. — Laura Ness, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026 For nearly four decades, the foundation operated serenely. — Alice Gregory, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025 Only chief technology officer John Tornow, who pressed Send from mission control, was serenely confident. — Graydon Carter, Air Mail, 1 Nov. 2025 And Robbie, so serenely, perfectly beautiful, is playing a character teeming with self-loathing. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 19 Sep. 2025

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His agent, girlfriend and teammates, like Rojas, also helped Alfonzo approach the game calmly.

— Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Captain Harry Kane calmly stepped up and buried the penalty, restoring England's two-goal cushion at 3-1.

— Alejandro Avila, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of calmly

Adverb

The waters of a continent – west from the Rockies and east from the Appalachians – pour into it, sometimes violently, sometimes placidly.

— Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2026
Nature is no big deal in Cristian Mungiu‘s superb new drama of systemic order and individual disarray, which takes in the sprawling waters and monochrome mountainscapes of the region with a placidly appreciative eye.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 May 2026

Definition of placidly

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Malik Tillman stepped up and coolly scored on the free kick, his shot deflecting into the net off a Belgian player who was jumping as part of a wall.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 7 July 2026
The Australian queen of coolly-observing-bohemia is one of my favorite 2026 discoveries.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 July 2026

Definition of coolly

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