Synonyms for quietly
qui·et·ly

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1. quietlyadverb

   Antonyms:
   loudly

2. quietlyadverb

   Antonyms:
   loudly

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. softly, quietlyadverb

   with low volume

   "speak softly but carry a big stick"; "she spoke quietly to the child"; "the radio was playing softly"

   Synonyms:
   gently, quiet, lightly, softly, restfully, piano

   Antonyms:
   noisily, unquietly

2. quietlyadverb

   with little or no sound

   "the class was listening quietly and intently"; "she was crying quietly"

   Synonyms:
   quiet, restfully, softly

   Antonyms:
   unquietly, noisily

3. 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"

   Synonyms:
   quiet, restfully, softly

   Antonyms:
   noisily, unquietly

4. restfully, quietlyadverb

   in a restful manner

   "the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass"

   Synonyms:
   quiet, restfully, softly

   Antonyms:
   noisily, unquietly

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1. List of paraphrases for "quietly":

   calmly, discreetly, silently, discretely, peacefully, unobtrusively, stealthily, gently

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1. Laurence Sterne:

   So long as a man rides his hobbyhorse peaceably and quietly along the King's highway, and neither compels you or me to get up behind him - pray, Sir, what have either you or I to do with it?

2. Erich Segal:

   True love comes quietly, without banners or flashing lights. If you hear bells, get your ears checked.

3. 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.

4. Kefayat Ullah:

   We feel sad when we see the local students studying in a nice place, quietly, now we are always worried and thinking – what will we do?

5. Sir Kristian Goldmund Aumann:

   Quietly, almost a breath, an angel touched you by the hand - your heart, he made it shine in the times of hope.