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. Benjamin Crump:

   We refuse to let this case resolve like so many others : quietly and without answers and justice, the family, and the people of Lafayette, deserve honesty and accountability from those who are sworn to protect them -- Lafayette Police.

2. Sir Barnett Cocks:

   A committee is a cul-de-sac down which ideas are lured and then quietly strangled.

3. Boston University:

   Japan officially does not admit it negotiates with terrorists, historically, it has quietly worked behind the scenes to pay terrorists off.

4. Jeff Gillis:

   My intent here was not to embarrass China or The Chinese president Xi Jinping. It was really to encourage them to release Sandy in the lead-up to the state visit, i concluded from my research that if I remain quiet and do nothing, that my wife is just going to end up being quietly crushed by a Chinese criminal justice system that has absolutely no justice in it, or no real rule of law.

5. Donald Trump:

   Senator Paul has no chance of wining the nomination and the people of Kentucky should not allow him the privilege of remaining their senator. Rand should save his lobbyist's and special interest money and just go quietly home, rand's campaign is a total mess, and as a matter of fact, I didn't know he had anybody left in his campaign to make commercials who are not currently under indictment!