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gladly
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gladly
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| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | happily |
| Synonyms: | acquiescently, ardently, beatifically, blissfully, blithely, cheerfully, cheerily, contentedly, cordially, delightedly, delightfully, ecstatically, enchantedly, enthusiastically, felicitously, freely, gaily, genially, gleefully, gratefully, heartily, jocundly, jovially, joyfully, joyously, lovingly, merrily, paradisiacally, passionately, pleasantly, pleasingly, pleasurably, rapturously, readily, sweetly, warmly, willingly, with good grace, with pleasure, with relish, zealously, zestfully |
| Antonyms: | sadly, unhappily |
| Main Entry: | readily |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | quickly; effortlessly |
| Synonyms: | at once, at the drop of a hat, cheerfully, eagerly, easily, facilely, freely, gladly, hands down, immediately, in a jiffy, in no time, lightly, no sweat, nothing to it, piece of cake, promptly, quick as a wink, right away, slick as whistle, smoothly, speedily, straight away, swimmingly, unhesitatingly, well, willingly, without delay, without demur, without difficulty, without hesitation |
| Antonyms: | unwillingly |
| Main Entry: | yes |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | agreed |
| Synonyms: | affirmative, all right*, amen, aye, beyond a doubt, by all means, certainly, definitely, even so, exactly, fine, gladly, good, good enough, granted, indubitably, just so, most assuredly, naturally, of course, okay*, positively, precisely, sure thing, surely, true, undoubtedly, unquestionably, very well, willingly, without fail, yea, yep |
| Antonyms: | disagreed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cheerfully |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | cheerily |
| Synonyms: | airily, blithely, brightly, buoyantly, elatedly, gaily, genially, gladly, gleefully, happily, hopefully, jovially, joyfully, lightheartedly, merrily, mirthfully, optimistically, playfully, pleasantly, readily, sportively, vivaciously, willingly |
| Antonyms: | gloomily, grudgingly, unwillingly |
| Main Entry: | eagerly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | anxiously |
| Synonyms: | actively, anticipatorily, ardently, breathlessly, cordially, cravingly, earnestly, energetically, enthusiastically, expectantly, fervently, fiercely, full tilt, gladly, heartily, hungrily, impatiently, intently, longingly, promptly, rapidly, readily, readily, sincerely, speedily, spiritedly, strenuously, thirstily, vigorously, willingly, with enthusiasm, with gusto, zealously, zestfully |
| Notes: | eagerly means in an interested or enthusiastic manner; anxiously means with anxiety or apprehension |
| Antonyms: | grudgingly, listlessly, unwillingly |
| Main Entry: | OK |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | yes |
| Synonyms: | absolutely, affirmative, agreed, all right*, amen, assuredly, aye, beyond a doubt, by all means, certainly, definitely, even so, exactly, fine, gladly, good, good enough, granted, indubitably, just so, most assuredly, naturally, of course, okay*, positively, precisely, roger, sure thing, surely, true, undoubtedly, unquestionably, very well, willingly, without fail, yea, yep |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | right on |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | yes |
| Synonyms: | absolutely, affirmative, agreed, all right*, amen, assuredly, aye, beyond a doubt, by all means, certainly, definitely, even so, exactly, fine, gladly, good, good enough, granted, indubitably, just so, most assuredly, naturally, of course, okay*, positively, precisely, roger, sure thing, surely, true, undoubtedly, unquestionably, very well, willingly, without fail, yea, yep |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | roger |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | yes |
| Synonyms: | absolutely, affirmative, agreed, all right*, amen, assuredly, aye, beyond a doubt, by all means, certainly, definitely, even so, exactly, fine, gladly, good, good enough, granted, indubitably, just so, most assuredly, naturally, of course, okay*, positively, precisely, sure thing, surely, true, undoubtedly, unquestionably, very well, willingly, without fail, yea, yep |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | uh-huh |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | yes |
| Synonyms: | absolutely, affirmative, agreed, all right*, amen, assuredly, aye, beyond a doubt, by all means, certainly, definitely, even so, exactly, fine, gladly, good, good enough, granted, indubitably, just so, most assuredly, naturally, of course, okay*, positively, precisely, roger, sure thing, surely, true, undoubtedly, unquestionably, very well, willingly, without fail, yea, yep |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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