VENERABLY Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

venerably

adverb

Definition of venerably

as in loftily

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Adverb

Obama’s stone exterior has academics and architecture critics in mind; it’s loftily designed to resemble four hands coming together and comes with such other un-Trump-like attributes as a wetland walk and sustainable garden.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026

Definition of loftily

Adverb

Linen and cotton, cooling garments, were too plebeian; the people posed nobly for street-style social-media accounts in leather jackets and low-slung jorts.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
Though not a direct spin-off, The Pitt inherited ER’s gritty realism, inclusion of real-world social issues, and portrayal of frontline health care workers as heroic, if flawed, people who nobly fight to save their patients amid chaotic circumstances.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Apr. 2026

Definition of nobly

Adverb

Coaches who, in the best cases (and there have been so many best cases) taught your kid to win magnanimously and lose graciously and compete whole-heartedly.

— Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
My For You page is a shrine to snatched young women magnanimously sharing their tips for taut faces.

— Georgia Casey, Allure, 6 Feb. 2026

Definition of magnanimously

Adverb

As Fignon, four-time winner Bernard Hinault and LeMond fought for the overall General Classification minutes behind, the plucky Barteau gallantly, though hopelessly, defended his lead, allowing Fignon to preserve his efforts.

— Tom Campbell, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Jurges gallantly refused to press charges, and Popovich was released from custody.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026

Definition of gallantly

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