Antonyms for smoothlysmooth·ly

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1. smoothly, swimminglyadverb

   with no problems or difficulties

   "put the plans into effect quickly and smoothly"; "despite of some mishaps, everything went swimmingly"

   Synonyms:
   swimmingly

2. smoothlyadverb

   in a smooth and diplomatic manner

   "`And now,' he said smoothly, `we will continue the conversation'"

   Synonyms:
   swimmingly

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1. Barney FrankBut Frank:

   The financial institutions are very negative about her, unfairly in the degree they are, if you have someone who is that much opposed by the people being regulated, it doesn't work smoothly.

2. The IEA:

   On the face of it, the oil price appears to be stabilizing. What a precarious balance it is, however, behind the façade of stability, the rebalancing triggered by the price collapse has yet to run its course, and it might be overly optimistic to expect it to proceed smoothly.

3. Bush Trump:

   Amending is too big a deal. It's going to take -- it'll be two terms. I'd be in my second term or my eighth year by the time -- assuming everything went smoothly. ... I believe you can win it legally.

4. Xi Fengming:

   Energy consumption will be less than 5 billion tonnes if China's structural adjustment goes smoothly.

5. The Wellingtons:

   There aren’t any real surprises that will confuse me, and that makes things go a lot more smoothly, even the way they run the tours are familiar. I’m very comfortable in the process even when we’re out off the ship going somewhere. The methodology, the way they conduct the tours is all very familiar.

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