LOVINGLY Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

lovingly

adverb

Definition of lovingly

as in respectfully

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Recent Examples of lovingly 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 Heidi lovingly describes Lucky as the elder who shows the ponies how to behave. — Lisa Hughes, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Watch Short bring up Sheeran while lovingly roasting O’Brien below. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2026 His poems are classical, but severely and lovingly contemporary too. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026 The marionettes – or puppets – come in all shapes and sizes, many crafted from wood; some depict humans, others fantastical creatures, all intricately and lovingly made. — Kelly Kasulis Cho, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2026 Amazingly, the all-sand island has its own garden area, lovingly tended by the staff, where herbs, fruits, and even vegetables grow for guest dinners. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Much of the Red Barn’s irreplaceable art and ephemera, meticulously and lovingly curated over the years, was lost — but the music series, powered by the fireproof resiliency of those who oversee the collective, barely skipped a beat. — Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lovingly

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Even as Heath stumbles his way through the lyrics, the audience respectfully claps along to the beat.

— Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
Everyone here almost too respectfully gives one another their turn to speak, the conversation rarely fomenting into argument or overlapping chatter.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of respectfully

Adverb

More positively, business fundamentals for many AI companies look solid.

— Fred Imbert, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
In Gensler’s Global Workplace Survey Comparison 2023, 94% of employees in high-performing workplaces said working from the office positively affected their individual productivity.

— Tyson Gundersen, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of positively

Adverb

In 2023, when a skier named Eva Walkner posted about a tremendous day with a film crew on a mountain called Hoher Göll, Thomas commented appreciatively, then asked why her party hadn’t gone higher up the face.

— William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
As Sarkozy notes appreciatively in his book, Le Pen, unlike many other political luminaries, came out in support of him after his sentencing.

— Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026

Definition of appreciatively

Adverb

Despite the speculation, Charli has long spoken admiringly of Madonna.

— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2026
Standing in a holding pen for inmates, wearing orange jail attire, Holdo looked back at Savery almost admiringly, at times bowing his head.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of admiringly

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