BENIGNANTLY Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

benignantly

adverb

Definition of benignantly

as in tenderly

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Sofia Coppola spoke tenderly about her late mother and their family’s film legacy at a BFI London Film Festival session on Thursday afternoon.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Greene, who loves to blur the boundaries between fiction and nonfiction, uses this premise as a way to tenderly explore these people’s lives.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of tenderly

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To be a builder is to be high agency, to contribute benevolently to society, to be the man in the arena.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Vance Joseph tried outfitting himself in a modest tone, even if his unit hasn’t exactly acted benevolently toward its training camp counterpart.

— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2025

Definition of benevolently

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The development slate is incredibly impressive, and Jane has graciously offered to help with the transition.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
Rooms Like the resort as a whole, all the 124 accommodations—81 suites and 43 villas—are graciously grand, with the smallest suites stretching over nearly 1,000 square feet.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of graciously

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Good Time is lovingly faithful to the country-buffet genre, down to the industrial carpeting.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
Although the hockey mask never appears, Kane lovingly re-creates exact scenes from the original movie to offer flashes of eye candy to Jason fanatics.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of lovingly

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Ortega brings the right wide-eyed wonder to this kindly android that just wants to be Josie’s pal, having no idea about a secret medical condition that afflicts Josie.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Terrence split almost immediately, and Julianne deposited her small son on the Missouri farm of her Uncle Claude, a stoic, kindly old man.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026

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