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blithely

[blahyth-lee, blahyth-lee] / ˈblaɪð li, ˈblaɪθ li /
ADVERB
cheerfully
Synonyms
STRONGEST
brightly gaily genially gladly gleefully happily joyfully merrily optimistically playfully pleasantly readily willingly
WEAK
airily buoyantly elatedly hopefully jovially lightheartedly mirthfully sportively vivaciously
Antonyms
STRONGEST
sadly unhappily
WEAK
gloomily grudgingly unwillingly
ADVERB
gaily
Synonyms
STRONGEST
brilliantly cheerfully colorfully flamboyantly gleefully joyfully merrily splendidly
WEAK
flashily glowingly laughingly lightheartedly showily sparklingly spiritedly vivaciously with spirit with élan
Antonyms
WEAK
sadly solemnly unhappily
ADVERB
gladly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cheerfully cheerily cordially enthusiastically freely gleefully gratefully heartily readily warmly willingly
WEAK
acquiescently ardently beatifically blissfully contentedly delightedly delightfully ecstatically enchantedly felicitously gaily genially jocundly jovially joyfully joyously lovingly merrily paradisiacally passionately pleasantly pleasingly pleasurably rapturously sweetly with good grace with pleasure with relish zealously zestfully
Antonyms
STRONGEST
unwillingly
WEAK
sadly unhappily
ADVERB
happily
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blissfully cheerfully contentedly enthusiastically freely gladly gleefully graciously heartily joyfully joyously lovingly merrily peacefully playfully willingly
WEAK
agreeably brightly buoyantly delightedly delightfully devotedly elatedly exhilaratingly exultantly gaily hilariously jovially laughingly lightheartedly lightly optimistically sincerely smilingly sportively vivaciously with relish with zeal zestfully
Antonyms
WEAK
unhappily unluckily unsuccessfully

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Hoecker says cutting jobs also signals to stock market investors worried about the "real and huge" cost of AI development that executives are not blithely writing blank cheques.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Backed into a corner by the threat of a career-ending scandal—one that would not only undo her but also her blithely trusting editor — Elizabeth agrees to make the fantasy corporeal.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2025

In a feat that would become an instant legend, the captain blithely sails the ship into dock, then backs her into her berth while still under sail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

But this isn’t to say that workers of any age should blithely assume they’ll be immune to job eliminations due to AI.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 26, 2025

By then Ulbrickson and the boys were blithely getting ready to sail for Germany on the SS Manhattan on July 14.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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