STOICALLY Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

stoically

adverb

Definition of stoically

as in calmly

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Recent Examples of stoically His wife, Lois, stoically drove to the site and spent more than two hours on the air with KFI talking about the accident and her husband. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 During the ovation, Schrader stood up stoically and grew emotional, with tears swelling in his eyes. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026 Turner sat stoically as the unanimous verdict was read in court. — Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 But Burke did not look over at the victim’s parents, who sat stoically in the courtroom in the row right in front of me. — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 22 July 2026 Friday night at Truist Park, the pitcher the Mets once considered to be an ace stood stoically in front of the media as he was asked about being moved to the bullpen. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026 Part of the footage showed the president standing up straight, stoically, while a massive laser light show exploded throughout Madison Square Garden. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026 Martínez watches stoically, especially when Andreeva goes on one of her tirades. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 June 2026 Saxophonist Josh Johnson, bassist Anna Butterss and drummer Jay Bellerose paint in pastels around the periphery of this stoically beautiful riff. — Dave Segal, SPIN, 15 May 2026

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Lock, who is in his eighth NFL season, calmly faked a handoff on fourth-and-1, jutted to his left and located Smith-Njigba, who did the rest with his legs.

— Andrew Destin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Haaretz says Netanyahu responded calmly, insisting Israel was prepared and the greater threat lay in the West Bank, while his office now brands the report an ‘absolute lie’ and rejects calls for an inquiry.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of calmly

Adverb

The bare, symmetrical peak rises impassively over the entire landscape.

— Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026
The film begins with a montage of young Roma women, each shot as though for a studio portrait, impassively absorbing an offscreen voice lecturing them about family planning.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 11 July 2026

Definition of impassively

Adverb

His point was that, much like the sun or rain or death, the laws of nature fell indifferently on everyone, regardless of their wealth or status.

— Teresa M. Bejan, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
Not the typical tacky amusement park with cigarette-smoking carnies indifferently pulling the levers on rides battered from being hauled from place to place.

— Mark Lane, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

Definition of indifferently

Adverb

James, though loving and well-intentioned, can’t help but show his skepticism, repeatedly (and blithely unaware of his condescension) asking if his wife remembered to take her meds today.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026
In Ketticè’s time frame, all the kids are still blithely using Facebook to message each other, update their status and bully one another, the platform having not yet become the domain of the old, cranky and terminally uncool.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of blithely

Adverb

Some looked younger than thirty and were dressed casually, while others already looked the part of the candidate, in suits or high heels.

— Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026
She’s casually seated on a couch, soft-spoken, and sometimes pausing to search for the right words in English.

— Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of casually

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In the video, the popular streamers Maya Higa and FaZe Adapt sit together on a log, chatting nonchalantly as a massive grizzly bear lumbers toward them.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026
Couples stroll nonchalantly around the fountain, seemingly without a care in the world.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of nonchalantly

Adverb

Moody’s exists to price risk dispassionately for bond investors, not to editorialize about fairness.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 July 2026
Meanwhile, the best general managers approach moves dispassionately with a franchise’s long-term outlook balanced against the win-now crowd.

— Scott Turick, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026

Definition of dispassionately

Adverb

To do so, place the slices in a nonstick or lightly oiled skillet over low to medium-low heat and cover the pan.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
The gel texture lightly clarifies the scalp and volumizes the roots with the help of salicylic and glutamic acids.

— Madison San Miguel, Allure, 5 Sep. 2026

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