softly
The word “softly” has 2 syllables: soft-ly
It's pronounced as /ˈsɔftli/
What is synonym and antonym for softly?
In the thesaurus, “softly” has 40 synonyms and 43 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for softly along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for softly
- agilely
- airily
- benevolently
- benignantly
- breezily
- carelessly
- charitably
- clemently
- compassionately
- considerately
- cordially
- daintily
- delicately
- faintly
- feebly
- gently
- gingerly
- graciously
- gradually
- humanely
- inaudibly
- kindly
- leniently
- lightly
- lovingly
- low
- mercifully
- mildly
- nimbly
- noiselessly
- quietly
- silently
- smoothly
- softheartedly
- soundlessly
- sympathetically
- tenderly
- tolerantly
- understandingly
- voicelessly
Antonyms for softly
- abusively
- aloud
- audibly
- brutally
- brutishly
- callously
- clearly
- cold-bloodedly
- discernibly
- distinctly
- distinguishably
- hard
- hard-heartedly
- hardly
- harshly
- heartlessly
- ill
- inhumanely
- inhumanly
- insensately
- insensitively
- mercilessly
- obdurately
- oppressively
- out
- out loud
- perceptibly
- pitilessly
- plainly
- roughly
- ruthlessly
- savagely
- severely
- sternly
- stiffly
- tyrannically
- uncharitably
- unfeelingly
- unmercifully
- unsparingly
- verbally
- viciously
- vocally
Meanings of softly
- adverb
- In a soft manner; gently.
- Not loudly; nearly inaudible.
Example Sentences
- She closed the door softly to avoid making noise.
- He spoke softly so the baby would not wake up.
- The rain fell softly on the roof all night.
- Music played softly in the background.
- She laughed softly, barely audible to others.
On this page you'll find 83 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to softly, such as: abusively, agilely, airily, aloud, audibly, benevolently, benignantly.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
tactfully
- affably
- agreeably
- ambiguously
- amiably
- attentively
- beautifully
- benignantly
- cautiously
- charmingly
- circuitously
- civilly
- compassionately
- concernedly
- considerately
- cordially
- courteously
- daintily
- deceitfully
- deftly
- diplomatically
- elegantly
- equivocally
- erroneously
- evasively
- exquisitely
- fallaciously
- falsely
- fastidiously
- finely
- gallantly
- gently
- gracefully
- graciously
- hypocritically
- indirectly
- ingratiatingly
- insincerely
- kindheartedly
- kindly
- lightly
- long-windedly
- mendaciously
- politely
- precisely
- respectfully
- sensitively
- skillfully
- sociably
- softly
- solicitously
- subtly
- untruthfully
- urbanely
- verbosely
- winningly
- wordily
faintly
- agilely
- airily
- almost inconceivably
- almost not
- barely
- breezily
- by a hair
- by no means
- carelessly
- casually
- comparatively
- daintily
- delicately
- detectably
- easily
- ethereally
- feebly
- flippantly
- freely
- frivolously
- gently
- gingerly
- gradually
- heedlessly
- imperceptibly
- in a low voice
- in a whisper
- in low tones
- in silence
- inaudibly
- indifferently
- infrequently
- just
- leniently
- little
- low
- mildly
- moderately
- murmuring
- nimbly
- no more than
- no way
- noiselessly
- not a bit
- not at all
- not by much
- not likely
- not markedly
- not measurably
- not much
- not notably
- not noticeably
- not often
- not quite
- once in a blue moon
- only
- only just
- peacefully
- perceptibly
- practically
- pretty near
- quietly
- rarely
- readily
- scantly
- seldom
- silently
- simply
- slightingly
- slightly
- smoothly
- softly
- somewhat
- sotto voce
- soundlessly
- sparingly
- sparsely
- sporadically
- subtly
- tacitly
- tenderly
- tenuously
- thinly
- thoughtlessly
- timidly
- unsubstantially
- voicelessly
- weakly
- well
- with trouble
lamely
- bloodlessly
- delicately
- faintly
- feebly
- frailly
- gently
- halfheartedly
- impotently
- ineffectively
- ineffectually
- languidly
- lazily
- listlessly
- nervelessly
- shakily
- softly
- spinelessly
- spiritlessly
- uncertainly
- weakly
quietly
- confidentially
- conservatively
- faintly
- immovably
- in a low voice
- in a whisper
- in low tones
- in silence
- inactively
- inaudibly
- motionlessly
- murmuring
- noiselessly
- off the record
- patiently
- placidly
- privately
- quiet
- secretly
- serenely
- softly
- sotto voce
- soundlessly
- still
- tacitly
- unassumingly
- unobtrusively
- unofficially
- weakly
uncertainly
- aimlessly
- alternately
- ambiguously
- any which way
- anyhow
- askance
- at intervals
- at irregular intervals
- bloodlessly
- brokenly
- by fits and starts
- by turns
- chaotically
- confusedly
- delicately
- disconnectedly
- discontinuously
- disjointedly
- distrustfully
- distrustingly
- doubtfully
- doubtingly
- drunkenly
- dubiously
- eccentrically
- erratically
- extremely
- faintly
- feebly
- fitfully
- fluctuating
- frailly
- frantically
- frenziedly
- gently
- halfheartedly
- haphazardly
- hazily
- helter-skelter
- hesitatingly
- illegibly
- illogically
- impotently
- in snatches
- incomprehensibly
- inconspicuously
- inconstantly
- indefinitely
- indeterminately
- indistinctly
- ineffectively
- ineffectually
- ineptly
- infinitely
- infrequently
- intermittently
- irregularly
- irresolutely
- jerkily
- lamely
- languidly
- lazily
- listlessly
- nervelessly
- not often
- not visibly
- now and again
- now and then
- obscurely
- occasionally
- off and on
- out of sequence
- out of sight
- periodically
- problematically
- questionably
- questioningly
- randomly
- remarkably
- secretly
- shakily
- skeptically
- slapdash
- sloppily
- so large
- so much
- softly
- sometimes
- spasmodically
- spinelessly
- spiritlessly
- sporadically
- such
- suspiciously
- tentatively
- this much
- unbelievingly
- unclearly
- uncommonly
- undecidedly
- undetectably
- unevenly
- unfaithfully
- unintelligibly
- unmethodically
- unpunctually
- unrecognizably
- unsettingly
- unsurely
- unsystematically
- unusually
- vaguely
- variable
- very
- very seldom
- weakly
- when the mood strikes
- wildly
- willy-nilly