animatedly

ADVERB

busily

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ardently assiduously carefully diligently eagerly earnestly energetically enthusiastically hastily hurriedly laboriously nimbly painstakingly purposefully restlessly vigorously

WEAK

agilely arduously briskly expeditiously fervently indefatigably industriously like all get out like the devil like the dickens perseveringly persistently seriously speedily spiritedly strenuously studiously unremittingly unweariedly vigilantly vivaciously zealously

Antonyms

WEAK

idly inactively quietly

ADVERB

hard

Synonyms

STRONGEST

heavily seriously strongly vigorously

STRONG

severely

WEAK

actively angrily boisterously briskly brutally cruelly earnestly energetically ferociously fiercely forcibly frantically furiously intensely keenly like fury madly meanly painfully powerfully relentlessly rigorously roughly rowdily savagely sharply spiritedly sprightly stormily tumultuously turbulently uproariously urgently viciously violently vivaciously wildly with all one's might

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lightly

WEAK

easily gently moderately softly tolerantly yielding

Example Sentences

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Finally, the British monarch walked through chatting animatedly with Speaker Mike Johnson.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

Dmitriev was also there, captured on camera chatting animatedly to Witkoff, then briefing the media he was inviting U.S. companies to invest in the Russian Arctic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

The Iranian-born cinematographer speaks animatedly, with hand movements accentuating every effusive sentence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025

She looked unhappy with the crowd after her beam routine, speaking animatedly to her coach and her team-mate Sunisa Lee.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2024

Malfoy was talking animatedly to Crabbe and Goyle, who were chortling.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

animatedly

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