Synonyms for happily
ˈhæp ə lihap·pi·ly

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1. happily, merrily, mirthfully, gayly, blithely, jubilantlyadverb

   in a joyous manner

   "they shouted happily"

   Synonyms:
   blithely, merrily, jubilantly, gayly, mirthfully

   Antonyms:
   sadly, unhappily

2. happilyadverb

   in an unexpectedly lucky way

   "happily he was not injured"

   Synonyms:
   blithely, merrily, jubilantly, gayly, mirthfully

   Antonyms:
   unhappily, sadly

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. happilyadjective

   Synonyms:
   luckily, fortunately, by good fortune, as luck would have it

2. happilyadjective

   Synonyms:
   successfully, prosperously, in a happy manner

3. happilyadjective

   Synonyms:
   gracefully, dexterously, skilfully, felicitously

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1. List of paraphrases for "happily":

   fortunately, cheerfully, thankfully, luckily, gladly, blithely, pleasantly, merrily, gaily, willingly, mercifully, happy

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1. John Kenneth Galbraith, Guardian (London, 28 July 1989):

   In all life one should comfort the afflicted, but verily, also, one should afflict the comfortable, and especially when they are comfortably, contentedly, even happily wrong.

2. President Donald Trump:

   The 3M saga ends very happily, we are very proud to be doing that with 3M.

3. Guy Thomas:

   My gut feeling says there are a lot of forces out there -- especially European vested interests -- that were never keen on November and December matches, so will quite happily use this to try and displace Qatar 2022.

4. Proverb:

   We can laugh happily with our children, but not with money.

5. Daniel Craig:

   I’ve been trying to get out of this from the very moment I got into it. But they won’t let me go, and I’ve agreed to do a couple more, but let’s see how this one does, because business is business, and if the s–t goes down, I’ve got a contract that somebody will happily wipe their ass with.