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Synonyms for lightly
ˈlaɪt lilight·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
lightlyadverb
without good reason
"one cannot say such things lightly"
Synonyms:
thinly, gently, softly, lightAntonyms:
heavily, hard, intemperatelylightly, lightadverb
with few burdens
"experienced travellers travel light"
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thinly, gently, softly, lightAntonyms:
heavily, hard, intemperatelylightly, softly, gentlyadverb
with little weight or force
"she kissed him lightly on the forehead"
Synonyms:
quietly, gently, thinly, piano, softly, light, mildlyAntonyms:
hard, intemperately, heavilylightlyadverb
indulging with temperance
"we eat lightly in the morning"
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thinly, gently, softly, lightAntonyms:
heavily, intemperately, hardlightlyadverb
with indifference or without dejection
"he took it lightly"
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thinly, gently, softly, lightAntonyms:
hard, heavily, intemperatelythinly, lightlyadverb
in a small quantity or extent
"spread the margarine thinly over the meat"; "apply paint lightly"
Synonyms:
gently, thinly, thin, softly, lightAntonyms:
intemperately, hard, heavilylightlyadverb
to a slight degree
"her speech is only lightly accented"
Synonyms:
thinly, gently, softly, lightAntonyms:
heavily, intemperately, hard
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "lightly":
slightly, contemptibly, cavalierly, casually, frivolously, loosely, easily, gently, marginally, superficially, recklessly
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#613 | light | |
#1949 | easily | |
#2643 | slightly | |
#3763 | piano | |
#4349 | thin | |
#9515 | gently | |
#11723 | lightly | |
#11864 | quietly | |
#15886 | softly | |
#18971 | loosely | |
#24703 | mildly | |
#29558 | marginally | |
#29708 | casually | |
#32769 | thinly | |
#46545 | recklessly | |
#58459 | superficially | |
#205863 | frivolously | |
#228265 | cavalierly |
How to use lightly in a sentence?
Do not follow the bad example which I have set you; I have often undertaken war too lightly and have sustained it for vanity. Do not imitate me, but be a peaceful prince, and may you apply yourself principally to the alleviation of the burdens of your subjects
Our mission is to provide timely access to earned health care and benefits for millions of Veterans. That is a responsibility that we do not take lightly.
We think we are well-placed but we don't take competition lightly.
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I usually play basketball with the kids at recess, and I don’t really take it lightly, i play as hard as I can. I just picked up a ball, and said — it was a Friday afternoon — that if I make this shot we’ll have hot chocolate on Monday as a class … I just launched it and it went in.
There’s a finality to the decision. I do n’t make it lightly. I do n’t want to drag anybody around. Look, I ’m answering questions about it because I get asked about it. I ’m talking about it because it’s important to me.
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