noiselessly

adverb

as in quietly

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Recent Examples of noiselessly Small branches can be clipped quickly and almost noiselessly and fashioned into an effective blind in only a few minutes. — Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026 On a brilliant midsummer morning, my wife and I stepped into a black Zodiac raft and drifted noiselessly among icebergs five stories high, their emerald and aquamarine walls gleaming above sapphire waters. — Pico Iyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noiselessly
  1. quietly
  2. faintly
  3. feebly
  4. softly
Adverb
  • After seven years together, Zuckerman proposed quietly at home following a lake house trip for Montgomery’s 30th birthday — with a little help from one of his future husband’s favorite video games.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The end result hovers sensitively between prison and hotel—with a visit offering rare insight into the design and workings of the historic institution, tempered with a comfortable and quietly luxurious stay.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of quietly
Adverb
  • The soil should be moist, faintly acid smelling, from its infusion of decayed compost.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Suddenly, her parents’ cheerful transparency—their coarse jokes, their eagerness to name things that should not be named—appeared to Nidhi in a faintly embarrassing light.
    — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of faintly
Adverb
  • Chief swam feebly across, joined the other two horses on the bank, and stood there shaking.
    — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • Judge lined it feebly into the glove of an outfielder.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
Definition of feebly
Adverb
  • His burst was impressive, as was his ability to fly at the rim and put the ball softly off the glass.
    — CJ Moore, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In the meantime, a light powder like Milani Stay Put Brow Color can softly fill in gaps.
    — Casey DelBasso, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of softly

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“Noiselessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noiselessly. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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