Antonyms for pleasantlypleas·ant·ly

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1. pleasantly, cheerily, sunnilyadverb

   in a cheerful manner

   "`I'll do the dishes,' he said pleasantly"

   Antonyms:
   unpleasantly

   Synonyms:
   agreeably, enjoyably, sunnily, cheerily

2. pleasantly, agreeably, enjoyablyadverb

   in an enjoyable manner

   "we spent a pleasantly lazy afternoon"

   Antonyms:
   unpleasantly

   Synonyms:
   agreeably, enjoyably, sunnily, cheerily

How to use pleasantly in a sentence?

1. Vanna Bonta:

   I would rather have an inferiority complex and be pleasantly surprised than have a superiority complex and be rudely awakened.

2. Mike Fisher:

   We've been more pleasantly surprised than we thought.

3. Rory McIlroy:

   Sawgrass and I didn't have the greatest relationship starting off, it's a massive win on a course( where) I've had mixed results. I had to show a lot of character out there. Any time I looked at the leaderboard I was pleasantly surprised I hadn't fallen two or three shots behind.

4. Karl Baxter:

   There have been a lot of responses from Britney fans, particularly on Twitter, where #freebrittany started trending as soon as the news broke, it seems that despite the misprint, people are still really keen to invest in a t-shirt and helps us donate to the cause. We have been pleasantly surprised with the reaction.

5. Liev Schreiber:

   I think people are going to be very pleasantly surprised by Naomi Watts in this picture, chuck.

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