AUSTERELY Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

austerely

adverb

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Recent Examples of austerely Grilling was his father’s métier, and a highlight of their summers in Sag Harbor, though Arch approached it more austerely. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 The rooms The 204 all-cream gallery-like rooms, spread over six floors, are austerely luxurious, a blank canvas for adventures. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025

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And, as j-hope so humbly mentioned, the awards are just another milestone to add to what has already been a massive year for the group.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026
Oeffling humbly downplays the appeal of his music, which has a familiar, early 2000s aesthetic that sounds indebted to the spirit of Yo La Tengo and Broken Social Scene, as well as contemporaries like Alex G.

— Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of humbly

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Intel shares are modestly higher, making back some of Tuesday's more than 3% decline.

— Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Instead, researchers found homelessness decreased modestly in 2026, and although assaults and robberies have been elevated compared with the early 2010s, more than 70% of the incidents occur in 5% of the city’s area.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of modestly

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Send it to a dedicated landing page that explains the investment, states the capital requirement plainly and asks the candidate to complete a real application.

— Jonathan Durante, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
In a September 2025 piece for Vogue, shopping market editor Andrea Zendejas made the case plainly.

— Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of plainly

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Demand, however, for multifamily will grow along with interest rates, simply because fewer people will be able to afford to buy a home.

— Diana Olick, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
While the university grappled with yet another football scandal, an Ann Arbor moving crew simply got to work—sorting, packing and hauling away the remnants of a fallen career, one item at a time, over the span of six hours.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026

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