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effortlessly
[ef-ert-lis] 
| Main Entry: |
easily
[ee-zuh-lee, eez-lee]
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| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | without difficulty |
| Synonyms: | calmly, comfortably, competently, conveniently, coolly, dexterously, efficiently, effortlessly, evenly, facilely, fluently, freely, hand over fist, handily, hands down, just like that, lightly, like nothing, no sweat, nothing to it, piece of cake, plainly, quickly, readily, regularly, simply, smoothly, steadily, surely, swimmingly, uncomplicatedly, well, with ease, with no effort, without a hitch, without trouble |
| Antonyms: | difficultly |
| Main Entry: | swimmingly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | very well |
| Synonyms: | as planned, cosily, easily, effectively, effortlessly, favorably, fortunately, happily, like a dream, like clockwork, prosperously, quickly, satisfyingly, smoothly, successfully, well, with flying colors, with no trouble, without a hitch |
| Antonyms: | lousy |
| Main Entry: | well |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | sufficiently |
| Synonyms: | abundantly, adequately, amply, appropriately, becomingly, by a wide margin, completely, considerably, easily, effortlessly, entirely, extremely, far, fittingly, freely, fully, greatly, heartily, highly, luxuriantly, plentifully, properly, quite, rather, readily, right, satisfactorily, smoothly, somewhat, substantially, suitably, thoroughly, very much, wholly |
| Notes: | using good as an adverb in place of well ("she dances real good," "he did good") is nonstandard usage - so, it would be best to say "she dances very well," "he did well" well is an adverb to describe an activity; good is an adjective to describe a condition or state |
| Antonyms: | badly, insufficiently |
| Main Entry: | hands down |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | with no difficulty |
| Synonyms: | easily, effortlessly, going away, in a walk, with both eyes closed, with one hand tied behind one's back |
| Main Entry: | smoothly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | very well |
| Synonyms: | easily, effortlessly, simply, swimmingly, uncomplicatedly |
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