SMARTLY Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

smartly

adverb

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as in neatly

in a strikingly neat and trim manner the smartly dressed scouts marched at the head of the Memorial Day parade

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Recent Examples of smartly While most of these hover around half an hour, the show is so smartly written and cleverly crafted, more than enough story is packed into each short installment. —

Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 Interestingly, the latest high-profile college sports bill, the Protect College Sports Act, perhaps smartly steers clear of college athlete employment. —

Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 June 2026 The concealer is smartly housed in the lid of the jar. —

Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 10 June 2026 The airy layout favored visitors’ experience, while brands had their creative juices flowing in coming up with bigger and more impactful installations that could grab the attention and smartly serve opportunities for social media content creation. —

Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 9 June 2026 An aficionado of true-crime podcasts and makeup influencers — which, in the film, are smartly combined into a single, macabre point of interest — Nawal, whose job involves digitizing paper files, is often left on the outside looking in, despite her keen eye for detective work. —

Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 8 June 2026 While many bags are limited to a couple of pockets and a cavernous interior, this bag is smartly designed with plenty of organizational space. —

Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026 Brown was free of his recent unhappiness with the Philadelphia Eagles, while Vrabel spoke easily and smartly about how his Super Bowl team was getting better. —

Armando Salguero, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026 The production’s hallmarks are the acting performances that are mostly quite strong, along with some scintillating technical aspects that affirm the show’s dystopian aims, unified smartly by Lisa Mallette’s active direction. —

David John Chávez, Mercury News, 29 May 2026

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For Staying Organized A sleek passport holder delivers polished, frequent-flyer energy while keeping travel essentials neatly in one place.

— Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
The dark smoked version pairs neatly with schaufele, the pork‑shoulder specialty served at Klosterbrau’s restaurant in the old town.

— David Dickstein, Oc Register, 10 June 2026