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splendidly

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of splendidly

1 in a pleasing way

  • the graduation party went splendidly
Synonyms of splendidly

agreeably, charmingly, delectably, deliciously, delightfully, dreamily, enchantingly, enjoyably, favorably, felicitously, fetchingly, gloriously, gratifyingly, great, nicely, palatably, pleasantly, pleasingly, pleasurably, prettily, satisfyingly, sweetly, swimmingly, welcomely, well, winningly
Words Related to splendidly

finely, grandly, magnificently

advantageously, helpfully

blessedly, fortunately, happily, luckily

excellently, superbly

marvelously, sensationally, wonderfully

attractively, beautifully, handsomely

appealingly, appetizingly, enticingly, invitingly, temptingly
Near Antonyms of splendidly

abominably, appallingly, awfully, dreadfully, horrendously, horribly, horridly, shockingly, sickeningly, terribly, vilely

annoyingly, disgustingly, distressingly, irritatingly, vexingly
Antonyms of splendidly

badly, disagreeably, ill, unpleasantly

2 in a manner marked by the shining or reflecting of much light

  • the windjammer's splendidly white sails billowed against a deep blue sky
Synonyms of splendidly

bright, brightly, brilliantly, dazzlingly, fulgently, glowingly, incandescently, lambently, luminously, lustrously, radiantly
Words Related to splendidly

blazingly, burningly, flamingly

blindingly, flaringly, flickeringly, glaringly, glitteringly, opalescently

pellucidly
Near Antonyms of splendidly

darkly, duskily, gloomily, murkily, obscurely, somberly

cloudily, shadily, shadowily
Antonyms of splendidly

dimly, dully

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