BLESSEDLY Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

blessedly

adverb

Definition of blessedly

as in fortunately

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Recent Examples of blessedly Over five seasons, the series, whose first episode aired 20 years ago this month, involved blessedly little politics of the elections-and-legislation type. — New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Another name-your-score opponent on deck in Central Michigan -- blessedly UM’s first Saturday game of ‘26 -- but then the schedule begins to turn interesting. — Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026 And Dad actually makes an uncredited vocal cameo on one of the album’s more blessedly strange tracks. — Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026 Now, with three more wins, Haaland would give his country, and the soccer world, the most blessedly incorrect take of all-time. — Sean Gregory, Time, 6 July 2026 Margaret’s attic, though blessedly private, was also hot in the summer, the best efforts of its in-window air conditioner insufficient for the heat that had been seeping upward all afternoon. — Literary Hub, 29 June 2026 In the show’s second season, Sylvia’s burgeoning event-planning business put her on a collision course with her platonic bestie’s bad-idea wedding, leaving her plenty of space to stumble and spin out within the show’s blessedly joke-heavy sensibility. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 May 2026 Each fixture and floor is made with natural, upcycled materials, and blessedly, these homes are naturally cool even in the summer. — Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026 The film’s memorable bike chase and bathtub are blessedly intact, as is the iconic sequence of Michael and the vamps leaping from a bridge to avoid an oncoming train. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 26 May 2026

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This game was being broadcast on CBS Sports Network and fortunately for the residents of this state, the cameras focus on the inside of the stadium and not the outside.

— Eric Womack, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
And fortunately for the Heat, the roster has several players who excel at those corner jumpers, which are the shortest three-point shots on the court.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of fortunately

Adverb

This film has had a very troubled road to release—its original distributor, Amazon, dropped it days after signing a $50 billion deal with OpenAI—but, thankfully, it has since been acquired by Neon.

— Radhika Seth, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
The ladies are back from their trip to San Francisco, which means Mary is thankfully back on our screens.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of thankfully

Adverb

He is surrounded by a parade of savvier comic archetypes — from his urbane, happily rational brother, Beralde (Dylan Baker), to his smart-aleck maid, Toinette (Rachel Bloom, giving eternal side-eye) — who have to either evade or manipulate him.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Joanne and Noah’s happily-ever-after feels more secure than ever this season — what a concept!

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of happily

Adverb

Téa, luckily, was one of those actresses and had been looking for something on the lighter side.

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
And, even more luckily for the rest of us, some of the footage from their 007 screen tests has survived intact and leaked onto the internet.

— Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

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