Antonyms for violentlyvi·o·lent·ly

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1. violentlyadverb

   in a violent manner

   "they attacked violently"

   Antonyms:
   nonviolently

How to use violently in a sentence?

1. Thomas Elliot:

   It is by no means self-evident that human beings are most real when most violently excited; violent physical passions do not in themselves differentiate men from each other, but rather tend to reduce them to the same state.

2. Maximilien Franco:

   We have shown that Wolf-Rayet stars, which are among the most massive stars known and can explode violently as they reach the end of their lives, help us, in a way, to maintain good dental health.

3. Ammar Awad/Reuters Massive spontaneous protests:

   I call on all the demonstrators in Jerusalem, on the right and the left, to behave responsibly and not to act violently. We are brotherly people.

4. Hakeem Jeffries:

   Hundreds of Capitol police officers were violently assaulted on Jan. 6, republican members of the House claim to back the blue. They'll have an opportunity at the first hearing to keep it real and to demonstrate that those words are not just rhetorical, but they really plan to support the Capitol Police officers who defended our democracy at great personal cost to themselves on Jan. 6.

5. Melania Trump:

   Journalists, like all Americans, should be free from the fear of being violently attacked while doing their job.

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