Synonyms of softly

softly

adverb

1

as in quietly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• quietly
• faintly
• feebly
• noiselessly
• low
• silently
• soundlessly
• inaudibly
• voicelessly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aloud
• out
• audibly
• out loud
• clearly
• verbally
• distinctly
• vocally
• plainly
• perceptibly
• discernibly
• distinguishably

2

as in lightly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lightly
• gently
• tenderly
• leniently
• lovingly
• mildly
• cordially
• graciously
• benevolently
• considerately
• kindly
• clemently
• benignantly
• sympathetically
• compassionately
• understandingly
• tolerantly
• mercifully
• humanely
• charitably
• softheartedly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sternly
• stiffly
• harshly
• severely
• brutally
• roughly
• hard
• ill
• hardly
• oppressively
• ruthlessly
• mercilessly
• pitilessly
• unmercifully
• heartlessly
• unfeelingly
• callously
• unsparingly
• insensitively
• inhumanly
• obdurately
• uncharitably
• tyrannically
• inhumanely
• viciously
• savagely
• insensately
• abusively
• cold-bloodedly
• brutishly
• hard-heartedly