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Synonyms for quietly
qui·et·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
softly, quietlyadverb
with low volume
"speak softly but carry a big stick"; "she spoke quietly to the child"; "the radio was playing softly"
quietlyadverb
with little or no sound
"the class was listening quietly and intently"; "she was crying quietly"
quietly, quietadverb
with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly')
"her hands rested quietly in her lap"; "the rock star was quietly led out the back door"; "sit here as quiet as you can"
restfully, quietlyadverb
in a restful manner
"the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass"
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "quietly":
calmly, discreetly, silently, discretely, peacefully, unobtrusively, stealthily, gently
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#3763 | piano | |
#4205 | quiet | |
#9515 | gently | |
#11723 | lightly | |
#11864 | quietly | |
#15886 | softly | |
#19505 | silently | |
#26346 | peacefully | |
#28683 | calmly | |
#44968 | discreetly | |
#69499 | stealthily | |
#80464 | discretely | |
#106382 | unobtrusively |
How to use quietly in a sentence?
Once, when walking through a town recently destroyed by the tsunami, I came across two men sitting on the front of a flattened house. They were sharing a book and sitting there quietly reading; it was humbling and has left a lasting impression on me. Sri Lankans are a resilient people that have stuck together in the face of tremendous adversity.
Listen quietly... the calling inside you is real... your innate wisdom is waiting for you to say yes and step into all of who you are.
Republican Michigan Rep. Todd Courser:
I chose and I have chosen to stay and to make them play their hand, and whatever that brings on me that brings, i feel that it is absolutely essential for the cause of liberty to have these clandestine operations to control public officials exposed. So I refuse to leave quietly and have decided that these efforts really need to come out.
I’m going to stay in this conversation, i’m not going to go away quietly.
Every single black character in that film is positive and highly intelligent, so, 28 years ago, that's quite revolutionary, and quietly so.
Translations for quietly
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- ці́хаBelarusian
- silenciosamentCatalan, Valencian
- ruhig, leiseGerman
- kviete, silenteEsperanto
- mansamenteSpanish
- hiljaa, hiljaisestiFinnish
- paisablement, tranquillementFrench
- os ìosalScottish Gaelic
- կամաց, հանգիստArmenian
- silenceIdo
- 静かJapanese
- ಸದ್ದಿಲ್ಲದೆKannada
- cichoPolish
- silenciosamentePortuguese
- ти́хо, сми́рноRussian
- tȉho, ти̏хоSerbo-Croatian
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