Exact Match:
- idly
- in an idle manner; "this is what I always imagined myself doing in the south of France, sitting idly, drinking coffee, watching the people"
Synonyms:
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Related Words:
- vaguely
collapse - in a vague way; "he looked vaguely familiar"; "he explained it somewhat mistily" related words >
- absently,
- aimlessly,
- ambiguously,
- anarchically,
- broadly,
- chaotically,
- confusedly,
- confusingly,
- detachedly,
- dimly,
- dispersedly,
- distantly,
- distractedly,
- dreamily,
- generally,
- idly,
- illegibly,
- indecisively,
- indefinably,
- indefinitely,
- indeterminably,
- indeterminately,
- indistinctly,
- inexactly,
- inexplicably,
- nebulously,
- obscurely,
- planlessly,
- remotely,
- riotously,
- senselessly,
- subconsciously,
- turbulently,
- unclearly,
- vacantly,
- wanderingly
- insignificantly
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- not to a significant degree or amount; "Our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts"
- in an insignificant manner; "some people living insignificantly among us" related words >
- a bit,
- a little,
- aimlessly,
- barely,
- by a hair,
- by an ace,
- ever so little,
- exiguously,
- faintly,
- feebly,
- frivolously,
- hardly,
- idly,
- immaterially,
- imperfectly,
- inappreciably,
- inconsequentially,
- just a bit,
- lightly,
- little,
- meagerly,
- meaninglessly,
- minimally,
- minutely,
- negligibly,
- nonconnotatively,
- nondenotatively,
- nonsensically,
- not hardly,
- only just,
- pettily,
- purposelessly,
- scantily,
- scarcely,
- senselessly,
- shallowly,
- slightly,
- superficially,
- tant soit peu,
- triflingly,
- trivially,
- unessentially,
- unimportantly,
- unmeaningly,
- unsignificantly,
- weakly
- reluctantly
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- with reluctance related words >
- cautiously,
- circumspectly,
- crawlingly,
- creepingly,
- deliberately,
- dilatorily,
- easily,
- falteringly,
- gently,
- grudgingly,
- haltingly,
- idly,
- in low gear,
- in march time,
- in slow motion,
- in slow tempo,
- indolently,
- languidly,
- languorously,
- leisurely,
- limpingly,
- lingeringly,
- loiteringly,
- moderately,
- perfunctorily,
- pokily,
- pokingly,
- relaxedly,
- slow,
- slowly,
- sluggishly,
- sulkily,
- sullenly,
- tarryingly,
- tentatively,
- under easy sail,
- under protest,
- unhurriedly,
- with agonizing slowness,
- with deliberation,
- with dragging feet,
- with no heart
- gently
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- in a gradual manner; "a gently sloping terrain"
- in a gentle manner; "he talked gently to the injured animal" related words >
- a la sourdine,
- cautiously,
- circumspectly,
- compliantly,
- crawlingly,
- creepingly,
- deliberately,
- delicately,
- dilatorily,
- dimly,
- easily,
- faintly,
- falteringly,
- feebly,
- haltingly,
- hushedly,
- idly,
- in low gear,
- in march time,
- in slow motion,
- in slow tempo,
- indolently,
- languidly,
- languorously,
- leisurely,
- like a lamb,
- limpingly,
- lingeringly,
- loiteringly,
- low,
- meekly,
- mildly,
- moderately,
- pacifically,
- peaceably,
- pianissimo,
- piano,
- pokily,
- pokingly,
- quietly,
- relaxedly,
- reluctantly,
- slow,
- slowly,
- sluggishly,
- softly,
- sordamente,
- sordo,
- subduedly,
- submissively,
- tamely,
- tarryingly,
- tenderly,
- tentatively,
- under easy sail,
- unhurriedly,
- weakly,
- with agonizing slowness,
- with deliberation
- advisedly,
- by design,
- calculatedly,
- calculatingly,
- cautiously,
- circumspectly,
- consciously,
- contemplatedly,
- crawlingly,
- creepingly,
- designedly,
- dilatorily,
- easily,
- falteringly,
- gently,
- haltingly,
- idly,
- in cold blood,
- in low gear,
- in march time,
- in slow motion,
- in slow tempo,
- indolently,
- intentionally,
- knowingly,
- lackadaisically,
- languidly,
- languorously,
- leisurely,
- limpingly,
- lingeringly,
- loiteringly,
- meditatedly,
- moderately,
- on purpose,
- pointedly,
- pokily,
- pokingly,
- premeditatedly,
- purposefully,
- purposely,
- purposively,
- relaxedly,
- reluctantly,
- resolutely,
- slow,
- slowly,
- sluggishly,
- tardily,
- tarryingly,
- tentatively,
- under easy sail,
- unhurriedly,
- voluntarily,
- willfully,
- with agonizing slowness,
- with deliberation,
- with full intent,
- with intent,
- with malice aforethought,
- with purpose,
- wittingly
- lightly
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- with indifference or without dejection; "he took it lightly"
- indulging with temperance; "we eat lightly in the morning"
- to a slight degree; "her speech is only lightly accented"
- with little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the forehead"
- with few burdens; "experienced travellers travel light"
- without good reason; "one cannot say such things lightly" related words >
- a bit,
- a little,
- airily,
- arbitrarily,
- barely,
- blithely,
- by a hair,
- by an ace,
- capriciously,
- cheerfully,
- cheerily,
- easily,
- effortlessly,
- ever so little,
- exiguously,
- facilely,
- faintly,
- fancifully,
- feebly,
- flightily,
- freely,
- frivolously,
- genially,
- gladly,
- hands down,
- happily,
- hardly,
- hopefully,
- idly,
- immaterially,
- imperfectly,
- inadvertently,
- inappreciably,
- inconsequentially,
- insignificantly,
- irrepressibly,
- jauntily,
- joyfully,
- just a bit,
- like clockwork,
- like nothing,
- little,
- meagerly,
- minimally,
- minutely,
- negligently,
- negligibly,
- no sweat,
- not hardly,
- on easy terms,
- only just,
- optimistically,
- permissively,
- pettily,
- pleasantly,
- readily,
- remissly,
- scampingly,
- scantily,
- scarcely,
- shallowly,
- simply,
- skimpingly,
- slightingly,
- slightly,
- slurringly,
- smilingly,
- smoothly,
- superficially,
- swimmingly,
- tant soit peu,
- triflingly,
- trivially,
- unessentially,
- unimportantly,
- unreasonably,
- unrigorously,
- weakly,
- well,
- whimsically,
- with good cheer,
- without difficulty
- haltingly
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- in a halting manner; "he spoke haltingly" related words >
- at irregular intervals,
- at random,
- brokenly,
- by catches,
- by fits,
- by jerks,
- by snatches,
- capriciously,
- cautiously,
- circumspectly,
- crawlingly,
- creepingly,
- deliberately,
- desultorily,
- dilatorily,
- disconnectedly,
- discontinuously,
- easily,
- eccentrically,
- erratically,
- falteringly,
- fitfully,
- gently,
- idly,
- in low gear,
- in march time,
- in slow motion,
- in slow tempo,
- in snatches,
- in spots,
- inconstantly,
- indolently,
- intermittently,
- irregularly,
- jerkily,
- languidly,
- languorously,
- leisurely,
- limpingly,
- lingeringly,
- loiteringly,
- lurchingly,
- moderately,
- nonuniformly,
- off and on,
- patchily,
- pokily,
- pokingly,
- relaxedly,
- reluctantly,
- roughly,
- slow,
- slowly,
- sluggishly,
- spasmodically,
- sporadically,
- spottily,
- tarryingly,
- tentatively,
- uncertainly,
- under easy sail,
- unevenly,
- unhurriedly,
- unmethodically,
- unpredictably,
- unrhythmically,
- unsteadily,
- unsystematically,
- variably,
- whimsically,
- with agonizing slowness,
- with deliberation,
- wobblingly
- superficially
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- in a superficial manner; "he was superficially interested" related words >
- amain,
- apace,
- apparently,
- aridly,
- as it seems,
- at first sight,
- at once,
- barrenly,
- bloodlessly,
- by forced marches,
- colorlessly,
- cursorily,
- dismally,
- draggily,
- drearily,
- drearisomely,
- dryly,
- dully,
- dustily,
- effetely,
- emptily,
- expeditiously,
- exteriorly,
- externally,
- feverishly,
- frivolously,
- furiously,
- hand over fist,
- hastily,
- heavily,
- helter-skelter,
- hollowly,
- hotfoot,
- hurriedly,
- hurry-scurry,
- idly,
- immaterially,
- immediately,
- in passing,
- inanely,
- inconsequentially,
- insignificantly,
- insipidly,
- instantly,
- jejunely,
- lifelessly,
- lightly,
- on the outside,
- on the run,
- on the surface,
- openly,
- ostensibly,
- out,
- outside,
- outwardly,
- outwards,
- pallidly,
- pell-mell,
- pettily,
- ploddingly,
- pointlessly,
- ponderously,
- prima facie,
- promptly,
- publically,
- quickly,
- seemingly,
- shallowly,
- slapdash,
- slowly,
- speedily,
- spiritlessly,
- stodgily,
- stuffily,
- swiftly,
- tastelessly,
- tediously,
- to all appearances,
- to all seeming,
- to the eye,
- triflingly,
- trivially,
- unessentially,
- unimportantly,
- uninterestingly,
- vapidly,
- with a rush,
- with all haste,
- with dispatch,
- with haste,
- without
- slowly
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- without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights" related words >
- aridly,
- barrenly,
- bit by bit,
- bloodlessly,
- by degrees,
- by inches,
- by inchmeal,
- by slow degrees,
- cautiously,
- circumspectly,
- colorlessly,
- crawlingly,
- creepingly,
- degreewise,
- deliberately,
- dilatorily,
- dismally,
- draggily,
- drearily,
- drearisomely,
- drop by drop,
- dryly,
- dully,
- dustily,
- easily,
- effetely,
- emptily,
- falteringly,
- gently,
- gradatim,
- grade by grade,
- gradually,
- haltingly,
- heavily,
- hollowly,
- idly,
- in low gear,
- in march time,
- in slow motion,
- in slow tempo,
- inanely,
- inch by inch,
- inchmeal,
- indolently,
- insipidly,
- jejunely,
- lackadaisically,
- languidly,
- languorously,
- leisurely,
- lifelessly,
- limpingly,
- lingeringly,
- little by little,
- loiteringly,
- moderately,
- pallidly,
- ploddingly,
- pointlessly,
- pokily,
- pokingly,
- ponderously,
- relaxedly,
- reluctantly,
- slow,
- sluggishly,
- spiritlessly,
- step by step,
- stodgily,
- stuffily,
- superficially,
- tardily,
- tarryingly,
- tastelessly,
- tediously,
- tentatively,
- under easy sail,
- unhurriedly,
- uninterestingly,
- vapidly,
- with agonizing slowness,
- with deliberation
- easily
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- without question; "easily the best book she's written"
- with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily'); "she was easily excited"; "was easily confused"; "he won easily"; "this china breaks very easily"; "success came too easy" related words >
- absolutely,
- actually,
- assuredly,
- by far,
- cautiously,
- certainly,
- circumspectly,
- clearly,
- comfortably,
- commodiously,
- competently,
- compliantly,
- conclusively,
- conveniently,
- cozily,
- crawlingly,
- creepingly,
- decidedly,
- definitely,
- definitively,
- deliberately,
- delicately,
- dexterously,
- dilatorily,
- doubtless,
- doubtlessly,
- easy as pie,
- efficiently,
- effortlessly,
- facilely,
- falteringly,
- far and away,
- fluently,
- freely,
- gently,
- haltingly,
- handily,
- hands down,
- idly,
- in low gear,
- in march time,
- in slow motion,
- in slow tempo,
- indeed,
- indisputably,
- indolently,
- indubitably,
- languidly,
- languorously,
- leisurely,
- lightly,
- like clockwork,
- like nothing,
- limpingly,
- lingeringly,
- loiteringly,
- luxuriously,
- moderately,
- most likely,
- no doubt,
- no sweat,
- obviously,
- on easy terms,
- patently,
- peacefully,
- pokily,
- pokingly,
- positively,
- probably,
- readily,
- really,
- relaxedly,
- reluctantly,
- reposefully,
- restfully,
- roomily,
- simply,
- slow,
- slowly,
- sluggishly,
- smoothly,
- snugly,
- softly,
- submissively,
- surely,
- swimmingly,
- tarryingly,
- tenderly,
- tentatively,
- truly,
- undeniably,
- under easy sail,
- undoubtedly,
- unequivocally,
- unhurriedly,
- unquestionably,
- very likely,
- voluptuously,
- well,
- with agonizing slowness,
- with deliberation,
- with ease,
- without difficulty
- ambling,
- cautious,
- cautiously,
- circumspect,
- circumspectly,
- claudicant,
- comfortable,
- crawling,
- crawlingly,
- creeping,
- creeping like snail,
- creepingly,
- delayed,
- deliberate,
- deliberately,
- dilatorily,
- dilatory,
- easily,
- easy,
- faltering,
- falteringly,
- flagging,
- foot-dragging,
- gentle,
- gently,
- gradual,
- halting,
- haltingly,
- hasteless,
- hobbled,
- hobbling,
- idle,
- idly,
- in low gear,
- in march time,
- in slow motion,
- in slow tempo,
- inactive,
- indolent,
- indolently,
- lackadaisically,
- laggard,
- languid,
- languidly,
- languorous,
- languorously,
- lax,
- lazy,
- limping,
- limpingly,
- lingeringly,
- loiteringly,
- lumbering,
- moderate,
- moderately,
- pokily,
- poking,
- pokingly,
- poky,
- relaxed,
- relaxedly,
- reluctant,
- reluctantly,
- restful,
- retarded,
- sauntering,
- shuffling,
- slack,
- slothful,
- slow,
- slow as death,
- slow as molasses,
- slow as slow,
- slow-crawling,
- slow-foot,
- slow-going,
- slow-legged,
- slow-moving,
- slow-paced,
- slow-poky,
- slow-running,
- slow-sailing,
- slow-stepped,
- slowly,
- sluggish,
- sluggishly,
- snail-paced,
- snaillike,
- staggering,
- strolling,
- tardily,
- tarryingly,
- tentative,
- tentatively,
- toddling,
- tortoiselike,
- tottering,
- trudging,
- turtlelike,
- under easy sail,
- unhasty,
- unhurried,
- unhurriedly,
- waddling,
- with agonizing slowness,
- with deliberation
- moderately
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- in a moderate manner; "he drinks moderately" related words >
- acceptably,
- adequately,
- after a fashion,
- appreciably,
- at a bargain,
- at a sacrifice,
- at any rate,
- at best,
- at budget prices,
- at cost,
- at cost price,
- at least,
- at most,
- at piggy-bank prices,
- at prime cost,
- at reduced rates,
- at small cost,
- at the least,
- at the most,
- at the outside,
- at wholesale,
- at worst,
- calmly,
- cautiously,
- cheap,
- cheaply,
- circumspectly,
- comparatively,
- composedly,
- conservatively,
- coolly,
- crawlingly,
- creepingly,
- decently,
- deliberately,
- detectably,
- dilatorily,
- dispassionately,
- easily,
- equably,
- evenly,
- fair to middling,
- fairishly,
- fairly,
- fairly well,
- falteringly,
- for a song,
- for pennies,
- frugally,
- gently,
- haltingly,
- idly,
- in a manner,
- in a way,
- in balance,
- in low gear,
- in march time,
- in moderation,
- in part,
- in reason,
- in slow motion,
- in slow tempo,
- in some measure,
- incompletely,
- indifferently,
- indolently,
- inexpensively,
- judiciously,
- kind of,
- languidly,
- languorously,
- leastwise,
- leisurely,
- limpingly,
- lingeringly,
- loiteringly,
- mediocrely,
- merely,
- middling well,
- middlingly,
- mildly,
- modestly,
- more or less,
- nominally,
- not comprehensively,
- not exhaustively,
- on the cheap,
- only,
- part,
- partially,
- partly,
- passably,
- pokily,
- pokingly,
- presentably,
- pretty,
- pretty well,
- pro tanto,
- prudently,
- purely,
- quite,
- rather,
- reasonably,
- relatively,
- relaxedly,
- reluctantly,
- respectably,
- restrainedly,
- satisfactorily,
- serenely,
- simply,
- slightly,
- slow,
- slowly,
- sluggishly,
- so far,
- so-so,
- soberly,
- some,
- something,
- somewhat,
- soothingly,
- sort of,
- sparingly,
- steadily,
- stintingly,
- subduedly,
- tarryingly,
- temperately,
- tentatively,
- thus far,
- to a degree,
- to some degree,
- to some extent,
- tolerably,
- tranquilly,
- under easy sail,
- unexceptionably,
- unhurriedly,
- visibly,
- well enough,
- wholesale,
- with agonizing slowness,
- with deliberation,
- within bounds,
- within compass,
- within reason
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