|
  • Search Results
  • Advanced Search
  • List Builder
  • Random Word

quietly

DEFINITIONS OF: quietly

1

adv with low volume

“she spoke quietly to the child”
Synonyms:
softly
Antonyms:
aloud, loud, loudly
with relatively high volume

adv with little or no sound

“the class was listening quietly and intently”
“she was crying quietly”
Antonyms:
noisily
with much noise or loud and unpleasant sound

adv 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

adv in a restful manner

Synonyms:
restfully
Launch
WORD FAMILY
USAGE EXAMPLES