INVISIBLY Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

invisibly

adverb

as in imperceptibly

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Recent Examples of invisibly Videos posted on social media showing men who appear to film women without their knowledge have raised questions about consent — and whether existing privacy laws can keep pace with technology that allows people to record almost invisibly. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026 The kettle and coffee machine are tidily housed in a drawer, plugged in invisibly. — Adrienne Wyper, TheWeek, 17 Sep. 2026 There’s a mysterious sickness going around, apparently caused by a toxic fog that invisibly burns the skin of whoever comes into contact with it. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026 There was a Bluetooth speaker on the ground connected invisibly to somebody’s phone, and, around halfway through the hang, the speaker started playing song after song by Drake. — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026 But DellaPosta’s work also shows that political preferences may influence decisions about having children not because there’s something Republican about having kids, but because political affiliation invisibly guides how people live their life. — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026 So on whom, exactly, will ICE use this device designed to deliver pain invisibly? — Arlene Marcus, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026 The military is nothing if not secretive, and all of this work could be done in the dark—much the way the Manhattan Project, which developed the world’s first nuclear weapons, operated silently, invisibly, from June 1942 to August 1947. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026 Effective communication should be honest, consistent, and rooted in core values, acknowledging that many boycotts occur invisibly through personal networks, not just public channels. — Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for invisibly

Adverb

An old window sash can sag almost imperceptibly and leak warm air out of the top.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2026
The continuous rails bend so imperceptibly that passengers feel nothing more than a smooth, butter-like glide across the water.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of imperceptibly

Adverb

The only natural safeguard your body has against UV light is a microscopically thin layer of a pigment called melanin in your epidermis.

— Guy German, The Conversation, 18 June 2026
Coming up with materials that will do that work is actually the easy part; turning them into the microscopically-thin film of a solar sail is the real challenge.

— Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 31 May 2026

Definition of microscopically

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The ministry said in a statement on Friday that health facilities in coastal, western and southern areas of the province have closed or are barely partially functioning.

— AHMED AL-HAJ, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Until, suddenly, the life drains from his eyes, sometimes for barely a second, and returning before anyone else in the scene notices.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of barely

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If anything, this makes those insidious Fridays insignificantly safer than the state average for the period.

— Mike McRae September 08, New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2026
Lastly, but not at all insignificantly (as the project was his first breakthrough in the city), there’s the Condé Nast Cafeteria in Times Square.

— Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of insignificantly

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Hamshaw says that for most people, tempeh can be eaten every day as it is minimally processed soy food that provides protein, fiber, iron, and unsaturated fat.

— Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
Enter Genicular Artery Embolization (GAE), a minimally-invasive procedure that lessens blood flow to inflamed spots in the knee to reduce chronic pain and swelling.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of minimally

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Anyone who has worked with fresh pasta knows the line between al dente and flabby noodles is infinitesimally fine.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026
The company used this speed advantage (and, later, similar ones) to profit from infinitesimally brief pricing differences between exchanges, all while fulfilling clients’ orders to buy and sell on those exchanges.

— Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

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