SWEETLY Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

sweetly

adverb

Definition of sweetly

as in nicely

in a pleasing way a sweetly silly summer movie

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Recent Examples of sweetly Every room has its little balcony and looks out over the blue sea to the islands of the sirens from which those ladies sang so sweetly. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026 Rota’s gorgeous score swells sweetly as this affair is sketched, but Mario — older and wiser, to quote the Rodgers and Hammerstein song — has his doubts about a man who seems to him like a cad. — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026 The wild visuals bring a psychedelic new kineticism to the web-swinging, and teenage Miles Morales is a compellingly modern hero, a sweetly arty Brooklyn kid fish-out-of-watering through a fancy prep school. — Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Aug. 2026 While sitting down with the host, Saldaña sweetly shared that one of her sons, 9-year-old Zen, was backstage. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 31 July 2026 Jenner is also filmed sweetly rocking Honey to sleep at home. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026 His equaliser against Norway featured another stomping run and sweetly struck finish, emphatically done all by himself. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 13 July 2026 Perhaps the most striking thing about this savage beatdown is its sweetly melodic backing track. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026 That sense of modernity has sometimes felt absent from the movies’ sweetly old-fashioned world, which features pull-string cowboy dolls and a shiny spaceman action figure. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026

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Patrick Mahomes’ goal to be ready for Week 1 is trending quite nicely, as the three-time Super Bowl champion was cleared to participate in training camp without any limitations.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
Veal and beef meatballs pair nicely with a smoky pomodoro sauce and mini rigatoni.

— Connie Ogle July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Definition of nicely

Adverb

The director got delightfully weird and downright hilarious in his first Marvel outing—but where was that magic the second time around?

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
Their noses and the inside of their ears and their long tongue muscles were delightfully pink, the color of a crayon.

— Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of delightfully

Adverb

Otherwise, little of note links the great-fielding, average-hitting Bader to the formerly average-fielding, exceptional-hitting Kent.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Because the phone had no active primary line, calls had to be placed through WhatsApp, but texting worked great and the cellular data actually felt faster than my standard home carrier.

— Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of great

Adverb

The yellow metal has endured a tough six months, sitting well below its all-time high achieved earlier this year after a blistering rally that extended through and beyond 2025.

— Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
Skall Studio is a mainstay on the Copenhagen Fashion Week schedule, best known for its billowing cotton prairie dresses, chic linen suits, and cozy woolen sweaters.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of well

Adverb

Lowe used to be a member of a much larger and more popular right-wing populist party, Nigel Farage’s Reform, but he was forced out in an enjoyably catty and melodramatic schism after calling for mass deportations.

— Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026
Align your recurring activities with genuine interests to increase the likelihood of hours accumulating more naturally and enjoyably.

— Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of enjoyably

Adverb

The researchers can finely adjust the final temperature by balancing the two effects.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026
Parmesan, finely grated (about ½ cup), tossing constantly until melted into sauce and adding more pasta cooking liquid a couple of tablespoonfuls at a time to loosen sauce if needed.

— Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 July 2026

Definition of finely

Adverb

White-footed mice, which do carry the culprit bacteria — charmingly named Borrelia burgdorferi — thrive in areas disturbed by people, according to Ostfeld.

— Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Those included a charmingly cluttered Bucket family home, a lush candyland with the smell of chocolate piped through the Royal Theater to complement the full-size mock chocolate river, and a glass elevator that flew above the audience.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of charmingly

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