PEACEFULLY Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

peacefully

adverb

Definition of peacefully

as in calmly

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Recent Examples of peacefully After all, their eventual conversation about kids with Samir’s girlfriend takes place while Issa is peacefully tied up in a chair. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026 Jasper’s Death In Heller’s book, Jasper passes somewhat peacefully in his sleep when Hig takes him up to the mountains to camp and fish. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026 The British actor died peacefully at his Los Angeles home at age 80, his representatives said. — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026 My priority is being recognised as his father, establishing a relationship with him and ultimately finding a way for both of us to move forward and co-parent peacefully. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026 Curry, globally beloved for his dynamic contributions to the stage and screen, died peacefully at his home in Los Angeles, his longtime manager and friend Marcia Hurwitz confirmed. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 Curry’s longtime friend and manager, Marcia Hurwitz, confirmed the actor’s passing to Deadline and said Curry had died peacefully. — ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026 Country music icon Dolly Parton died peacefully in Nashville on Tuesday at 80 years old. — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Crisis negotiators and a SWAT team were called to the scene to try to get the suspect to surrender peacefully, police said. — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

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In the episode when the Duffys visit Harvard, Paloma’s older sister Evita calmly notes that she herself was canceled for her beliefs while attending University of Chicago.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
Trump’s top trade official more calmly downplayed the dispute.

— Bill Barrow, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of calmly

Adverb

The cumulative impression of Alice that the book leaves is of someone moving serenely through life, meeting fond blessings and awful curses both with the same calm equanimity.

— Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
The camera then panned to a cool and collected Moore, who could be seen serenely watching the frenzy from a chair in the corner.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 25 July 2026

Definition of serenely

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The waters of a continent – west from the Rockies and east from the Appalachians – pour into it, sometimes violently, sometimes placidly.

— Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2026
Nature is no big deal in Cristian Mungiu‘s superb new drama of systemic order and individual disarray, which takes in the sprawling waters and monochrome mountainscapes of the region with a placidly appreciative eye.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 May 2026

Definition of placidly

Adverb

But, when Ukrainian negotiators push for more detainees, their Russian counterparts tend to respond coolly.

— Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
After controlling the ball twice with his head, Bouanga sprinted into the box and coolly lifted it over goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland and into the net.

— Josh Gross, Daily News, 26 July 2026

Definition of coolly

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