Synonyms for
Calmly
Definition
In a peaceful and relaxed manner.
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- speak calmly
- act calmly
- remain calmly
- move calmly
- react calmly
- wait calmly
- handle calmly
Word family
Usage note
Calmly is an adverb modifying a verb, describing how an action is performed. It implies a lack of agitation or excitement.
Example sentences
- She took deep breaths and spoke calmly to her little brother.
- The teacher spoke calmly to the students during a fire drill.
- The doctor calmly explained the procedure to the nervous patient.
- The firefighter calmly rescued the cat from the burning building.
- She calmly walked away from the argument instead of reacting angrily.
Quotes
Calmly we walk through this April's day, Metropolitan poetry here and there, In the park sit pauper and patrician, The screaming children, the motor-car Fugitive about us, running away, Between the worker and the millionaire Number provides all distances, It is Nineteen Thirty-Seven now, Many great dears are taken away, What will become of you and me (This is the school in which we learn...) Besides the photo and the memory? (...that time is the fire in which we burn.)
It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken. - Aristotle
The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said. - Peter Drucker