Synonyms of swimmingly

swimmingly

adverb

ˈswi-miŋ-lē 

as in nicely

in a pleasing way

the rehearsals were going swimmingly until half the cast came down with the flu

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nicely
• well
• deliciously
• enjoyably
• great
• delightfully
• finely
• happily
• beautifully
• splendidly
• agreeably
• favorably
• sweetly
• gloriously
• pleasantly
• felicitously
• winningly
• pleasingly
• prettily
• charmingly
• wonderfully
• gratifyingly
• pleasurably
• excellently
• dreamily
• satisfyingly
• enchantingly
• fetchingly
• palatably
• delectably
• magnificently
• marvelously
• welcomely
• superbly
• advantageously
• fortunately
• grandly
• blessedly
• helpfully
• luckily
• handsomely
• attractively
• sensationally
• appealingly
• enticingly
• temptingly
• invitingly
• appetizingly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• badly
• ill
• terribly
• disagreeably
• unpleasantly
• horribly
• awfully
• dreadfully
• abominably
• appallingly
• shockingly
• sickeningly
• horrendously
• vilely
• distressingly
• horridly
• irritatingly
• annoyingly
• disgustingly
• vexingly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of swimmingly

The Toronto Raptors might be offering Brandon Ingram, which would work swimmingly for them. — Law Murray, New York Times, 30 June 2026

Now, however, things aren’t going so swimmingly. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

Keep your emotions in check, respect airport and airline authorities, and your flight should go swimmingly—or flyingly, rather—and without a hitch. — Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026

Everything was going swimmingly for the Cowboys until the day before their penultimate conference game, when a tragic plane crash took the lives of women's basketball coaches Kurt Budke and Miranda Serna. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026