Nearby Words
sparingly
| Main Entry: | |
| 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: | reasonably |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | to a moderate degree |
| Synonyms: | calmly, evenly, fairly, gently, leniently, mildly, moderately, prudently, sparingly, temperately, tolerantly |
| Main Entry: | sporadically |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | infrequently |
| Synonyms: | hardly, hardly ever, intermittently, little, not regularly, now and then, occasionally, once in a blue moon, rarely, scarcely, seldom, sparingly, uncommonly, unusually |
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