swimmingly

adverb

swim·ming·ly ˈswi-miŋ-lē

Synonyms of swimmingly

: very well : splendidly

the event went swimmingly

Examples of swimmingly in a Sentence

We expect everything to go swimmingly. the rehearsals were going swimmingly until half the cast came down with the flu

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Now, however, things aren’t going so swimmingly. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 Maybe Devers’ power could have given the club a lift, but things haven’t exactly been going swimmingly for him or his new club out west. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026 The 49ers lost that game 41-6, but Warner’s practice went … well, swimmingly. — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 26 May 2026 Keep your emotions in check, respect airport and airline authorities, and your flight should go swimmingly—or flyingly, rather—and without a hitch. — Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for swimmingly

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1622, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of swimmingly was in 1622

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“Swimmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swimmingly. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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swimmingly

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swim·ming·ly ˈswim-iŋ-lē

: very well : splendidly

swimmingly

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