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Definitions

gracefully

[greys-fuh-lee] / ˈgreɪs fə li /
ADVERB
lithely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adroitly beautifully delicately easily elegantly graciously neatly nimbly skillfully smoothly
WEAK
agilely artistically charmingly daintily delightfully dexterously exquisitely felicitously fitly handsomely harmoniously pleasingly rhythmically sprucely symmetrically tastefully trimly
Antonyms
WEAK
awkwardly gracelessly grotesquely insipidly

Example Sentences

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Live pictures showed the capsule push gracefully away, homeward bound.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

After competitions, Gu is the one every media outlet wants to speak to, and she gracefully and politely obliges as she slowly shuffles through the mixed zone.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

As Franny Forst, unaccountably married to the Corporation, Isabella Rosselini provides in her person the argument for aging gracefully.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

Since this is Rubio’s baby, perhaps he gracefully took a backseat.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2026

Swans moved gracefully through the reeds, past rosy stone columns.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai