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Synonyms for politely
po·lite·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
politely, courteouslyadverb
in a polite manner
"the policeman answered politely, `Now look here, lady...'"
Synonyms:
courteouslyAntonyms:
discourteously, rudely, impolitely
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#10976 | nicely | |
#13039 | kindly | |
#18178 | respectfully | |
#28289 | politely | |
#64311 | decently | |
#90744 | courteously |
How to use politely in a sentence?
They think they have shut this down, but they haven't, i will give a speech on their campus. It is a public place. I think Auburn Police Department is naive and has totally misunderstood who I am if they think that I am going to politely back out of this. I will be there 100 percent.
From this point on, we would listen, we'll smile politely and move along.
It was quite difficult for me to understand what she was saying or why. Given our busy schedules, we politely asked if she could be more specific and provide more clarity about her objective for the meeting. At that point, Ms. Veselnitskaya pivoted and began talking about the adoption of Russian children by U.S. citizens and something called the Magnitsky Act.
So I would politely decline if I were invited to the Trump White House iftar.
During my time, it was a fairly common occurrence, to be treated a little less than politely when you entered the US if you happen to be a person of color, and it didn't really matter what your passport was or what your age was.
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