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| Main Entry: | |
| 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: | freely |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | easily, smoothly done |
| Synonyms: | abundantly, amply, as one pleases, bountifully, cleanly, copiously, effortlessly, extravagantly, facilely, lavishly, liberally, lightly, like water, loosely, open-handedly, readily, unhindered, unobstructedly, unstintingly, well, with a free hand, without encumbrance, without hindrance, without restraint, without stint |
| Antonyms: | difficultly |
| Main Entry: | gladly |
| 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: | lightly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | gently, effortlessly |
| Synonyms: | agilely, airily, breezily, carelessly, casually, daintily, delicately, easily, ethereally, faintly, flippantly, freely, frivolously, gingerly, heedlessly, indifferently, leniently, mildly, moderately, nimbly, peacefully, quietly, readily, simply, slightingly, slightly, smoothly, softly, sparingly, sparsely, subtly, tenderly, tenuously, thinly, thoughtlessly, timidly, unsubstantially, well |
| Antonyms: | effortfully, heavily |
| Main Entry: | naturally |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | as anticipated |
| Synonyms: | artlessly, but of course, by birth, by nature, candidly, casually, characteristically, commonly, consistently, customarily, easily, freely, generally, genuinely, habitually, impulsively, informally, innocently, instinctively, normally, openly, ordinarily, readily, simply, spontaneously, typically, unaffectedly, uniformly, unpretentiously, usually |
| Antonyms: | affectedly, unnaturally |
| Main Entry: | openly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | honestly |
| Synonyms: | aboveboard, artlessly, blatantly, brazenly, candidly, face to face, flagrantly, forthrightly, frankly, fully, honestly, in broad daylight, in full view, in public, in the open, ingenuously, naively, naturally, plainly, publicly, readily, shamelessly, simply, straight, unabashedly, unashamedly, under one's nose, unhesitatingly, unreservedly, wantonly, warts and all, willingly, without pretense, without reserve |
| Antonyms: | secretly, shamefully |
| Main Entry: | summarily |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | without delay |
| Synonyms: | arbitrarily, at short notice, expeditiously, forthwith, immediately, on the spot, peremptorily, promptly, readily, speedily, swiftly, without waste |
| Antonyms: | slowly |
| 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: | 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 |
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