SWIMMINGLY Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

swimmingly

adverb

ˈswi-miŋ-lē

Definition of swimmingly

as in nicely

in a pleasing way the rehearsals were going swimmingly until half the cast came down with the flu

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Recent Examples of swimmingly What Not to Plant Near Peach Trees Not all plants get along swimmingly with peach trees. — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2026 By contrast, Mac, Charlie, and Frank’s visit went swimmingly. — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026 Before the games kicked off, my colleague Christopher Bonanos hypothesized that if all went swimmingly, this World Cup traffic experiment could be a test for future action. — John Surico, Curbed, 24 July 2026 The Toronto Raptors might be offering Brandon Ingram, which would work swimmingly for them. — Law Murray, New York Times, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for swimmingly

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Make sure to cook until nicely golden brown and to pick up a bottle of Buttermilk Ranch (near the bagged salads) to accompany.

— Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
Plus, given the bride and groom’s cultural backgrounds, an east-meets-west theme fit nicely with Istanbul’s location and history.

— Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of nicely

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The legal defense army The Left developed a legal advocacy network to support street agitators well before 2020.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2026
Gauthier extended his goals streak to six games and his points streak to a career best-tying eight games with his fourth multi-goal performance during this electric sequence, including three of his four career hat tricks.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of well

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Which might explain why the finished pieces look so deliciously irresistible!

— Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
And Wheeler stuck to his principles with this list, one that mostly traverses North Oak Trafficway as cheaply (and deliciously) as possible.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of deliciously

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The movie follows two neighboring farmers in Devon, enjoyably both called Derek, one of whom, Derek Gow, is a rewilding conservationist, and the other, Derek Banbury, an intensive dairy farmer.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026
The Hunting Wives, season two The enjoyably ridiculous sapphic drama starring Malin Akerman and Brittany Snow will bring back most of the cast with several big additions, including John Stamos, Dale Dickey, and WNBA All-Star Angel Reese.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of enjoyably

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What made this track particularly great-sounding, however, had more to do with the high frequencies.

— Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
Last year for my birthday, two of my closest friends gifted me this beautiful Bellocchi casserole, which worked great alongside the yellows and greens of the sunflowers as an unconventional but perfect salad bowl.

— Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of great

Adverb

Bookworms might also gravitate to the sunroom’s banquette seating, one of the wicker chairs on the wraparound porch, or the breakfast room, a delightfully matchy-matchy enclave covered in Pierre Frey Les Colonnes wallpaper and curtains.

— Lauren Mechling, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2026
Or, for something delightfully charming, consider silver Jodie charm—a playful accent to fasten onto a handbag or piece of jewelry.

— Laura Jackson, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of delightfully

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An 1840 stint at the Harvard Library led to the insight that mixing finely ground clay with graphite would allow Thoreau Pencils to be graded from soft to hard.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
Parmesan, finely grated (about ½ cup), and stir, adding more pasta cooking liquid a splash at a time as needed to keep sauce smooth and shiny, until incorporated; season with salt.

— Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026

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