Definition of quietly
Adverbs
with low volume
"she spoke quietly to the child"
- Synonyms:
- softly
- Antonyms:
-
loudly
with relatively high volume
- aloud, loud
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with little or no sound
"the class was listening quietly and intently"
"she was crying quietly"
- Antonyms:
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noisily
with much noise or loud and unpleasant sound
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"
- Synonyms:
- quiet
- Antonyms:
-
unquietly
with agitation or turbulence
in a restful manner
- Synonyms:
- restfully
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