Synonyms for quietly
qui·et·ly

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1. quietlyadverb

   Antonyms:
   loudly

2. quietlyadverb

   Antonyms:
   loudly

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. softly, quietlyadverb

   with low volume

   "speak softly but carry a big stick"; "she spoke quietly to the child"; "the radio was playing softly"

   Synonyms:
   gently, quiet, lightly, softly, restfully, piano

   Antonyms:
   noisily, unquietly

2. quietlyadverb

   with little or no sound

   "the class was listening quietly and intently"; "she was crying quietly"

   Synonyms:
   quiet, restfully, softly

   Antonyms:
   unquietly, noisily

3. quietly, quietadverb

   with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly')

   "her hands rested quietly in her lap"; "the rock star was quietly led out the back door"; "sit here as quiet as you can"

   Synonyms:
   quiet, restfully, softly

   Antonyms:
   noisily, unquietly

4. restfully, quietlyadverb

   in a restful manner

   "the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass"

   Synonyms:
   quiet, restfully, softly

   Antonyms:
   noisily, unquietly

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1. List of paraphrases for "quietly":

   calmly, discreetly, silently, discretely, peacefully, unobtrusively, stealthily, gently

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1. Chief Executive Paul Wright:

   I am quietly optimistic we will get there. But if we don't we are going to take alternative action.

2. Brenda Ueland:

   I learned that you should feel when writing, not like Lord Byron on a mountain top, but like child stringing beads in kindergarten--happy, absorbed and quietly putting one bead on after another.

3. Anna Pinedo:

   Under Clayton's leadership, the Securities and Exchange Commission has been quietly chipping away at an array of rules, many quite technical in nature, although individually these haven't gotten much attention, in aggregate the SEC's rulemaking agenda under Clayton adds up to positive changes for public companies.

4. Everett Piper:

   We seem to be ready to go to war at the loss of our right to own a gun but yet we sit back quietly at the loss of our right to worship our God as we see fit.

5. Sir Kristian Goldmund Aumann:

   Quietly, almost a breath, an angel touched you by the hand - your heart, he made it shine in the times of hope.