ANGELICALLY Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

angelically

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as in sweetly

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The actor played the role of the sweetly endearing mouse puppet, a character beloved by children all over the world — and, apparently, Ed Sullivan.

— Kaja Andric, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Witty and fast-paced but still sweetly skeptical of deep connection, the project’s generally snappy script comes alive through Thompson’s impressive ambition and obvious love for strangers.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of sweetly

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Trump has long talked about his survival as divinely guided, a theme Vance took up.

— Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Murder might seem like a harsh punishment for being a greedy guest, but in the poem, Zeus and Athena support and divinely assist Odysseus’s plan to massacre Penelope’s arrogant suitors.

— Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026

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Greene, who loves to blur the boundaries between fiction and nonfiction, uses this premise as a way to tenderly explore these people’s lives.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026
Léo’s tenderly nostalgic reminiscences of past love affairs are slapped down by Emma, who brusquely dismisses his pleasant recollections as mere male projection.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of tenderly

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But the man simply stood there with a dazed expression on his face, swaying gently in the living room of their small, cramped flat, like a lone tree in the breeze.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
The play is a gently unfolding, calmly delivered tale of the decades of horrors endured by a real-life person named Eddie Jaku.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of gently

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Her excellent debut, 2007’s Free Food for Millionaires, features upwardly mobile Korean Americans whose desire for security Lee portrayed both sympathetically and critically.

— Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
After leaving the stand, Susan nodded sympathetically to Lindsay.

— Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of sympathetically

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Psychiatry is the work of building the airplane while flying it carefully, collaboratively, and compassionately, as conditions may change midair.

— Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026
When delivered compassionately, a no communicates and models a strong sense of judgment as an executive.

— Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

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