Synonyms for softly
soft·ly

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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, quietly, quiet, lightly, restfully, piano

   Antonyms:
   loud, loudly, aloud

2. softlyadverb

   in a manner that is pleasing to the senses

   "she smiled softly"

   Synonyms:
   gently, quietly, lightly, piano

   Antonyms:
   aloud, loudly, loud

3. lightly, softly, gentlyadverb

   with little weight or force

   "she kissed him lightly on the forehead"

   Synonyms:
   quietly, gently, thinly, piano, light, mildly, lightly

   Antonyms:
   loud, aloud, loudly

4. piano, softlyadverb

   used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly

   Synonyms:
   gently, quietly, lightly, piano

   Antonyms:
   aloud, loudly, loud

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1. List of paraphrases for "softly":

   tenderly, gently, slowly, easy

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1. Damir Yusupov:

   I didnt feel any fear, i saw a cornfield ahead and hoped to make a reasonably soft landing. I tried to lower vertical speed to make the plane land as smoothly as possible and glide softly.

2. Martin Luther:

   At night always carry in your heart something from Holy Scriptures to bed with you, meditate upon it like a ruminant animal, and go softly to sleep; but this must not be too much, rather a little that may be well pondered and understood, that you may find a remnant of it in your mind when you rise in the morning.

3. Bella Abzug:

   Women have been trained to speak softly and carry a lipstick. Those days are over.

4. Accendo Markets analyst Augustin Eden:

   1065 pence (is) now a realistic target for shares given the broad agreement between East and 'softly softly' activist fund ValueAct as to where to redirect strategy.

5. Henry David Thoreau:

   Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder.