MILDLY Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

mildly

adverb

Definition of mildly

as in lightly

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as in passively

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Recent Examples of mildly The quake, which struck during morning rush hour, also mildly shook Tokyo. — Will Clark, NBC news, 26 June 2026 Sweet, mildly tart, and crisp, lemonade is synonymous with summers in the South. — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 3 July 2026 The temblor shook dozens of towns across northeastern Japan and was even mildly felt in the capital of Tokyo. — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026 The answer was mildly convincing. — Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 Supergirl the film, meanwhile, is only a mildly diverting whiff. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026 In a clip from the moment, Contreras seemingly mildly argued his point with officials, who could not be swayed. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 Don’t Worry Darling, a thriller in the vein of The Stepford Wives, caused a media craze, to put it mildly. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 26 June 2026 The mildly spicy Potlatch Classic Seasoning combines paprika with chile pepper, while the Smokehouse Rub strikes a savory-sweet balance. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 1 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mildly

Adverb

First, lightly rub chalk and spread chalk dust around the area to loosen the grease.

— Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 5 July 2026
Take two mint crowns, lightly bruise them with your fingers, and stick them against the inside close to the straw.

— Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 4 July 2026

Definition of lightly

Adverb

Still, any stake should be structured passively, with no voting rights and no board seats, following the precedent of the Intel arrangement, in which the government took a roughly 10 percent nonvoting position last year.

— James Broughel, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
The people who are going to make a difference are not the ones who seek relaxation and passively use AI to work less.

— David Brooks, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

Definition of passively

Adverb

Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.

— STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 July 2026
To use, simply grind the chalk gently near the wall’s blemish to pack the dust into the opening.

— Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 5 July 2026

Definition of gently

Adverb

However, critics have complained to the county board of supervisors that the sheriff was treated more leniently than the average citizen would have been.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
The document also reopened the controversy around Jannik Sinner’s doping ban, claiming that he was treated leniently by the ITIA.

— Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026

Definition of leniently

Adverb

Once the players returned to the field, Diaz inexplicably tried a Panenka-style chip and his weak penalty sailed tamely into the arms of Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy.

— Reuters, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
Dominik Szoboszlai had just squandered a golden chance by firing tamely into the arms of Emiliano Martinez after winning the ball back high up the field when the Kop parked their frustration and vocally declared their unwavering faith in the Dutchman.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025

Definition of tamely

Adverb

The midfielder who plays professionally at nearby Los Angeles FC coolly chested it down and blasted it off the bounce into the bottom corner of Ronwen Williams’ net before sprinting away to celebrate with Canada’s bench in the second minute of second-half stoppage time.

— Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
Ousmane Dembele — France/Paris Saint-Germain (+8) Finally scored his first career goal at a major tournament for France against Iraq, and also pounced upon a terrible defensive mix-up to coolly give Mbappe a tap-in.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 24 June 2026

Definition of coolly

Adverb

Ryan Mendes passed a ball through an Argentine defender’s legs on the right side of the Argentinian box to Deroy Duarte, who calmly took a touch and then slammed a shot through another defender’s legs and then slid it past Martínez into the net.

— Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
Kessler catches an empty side screen involving Anfernee Simons and calmly plays in drop, backpedals smoothly, slides laterally for a stride, opens his hips and tricks Simons to shoot before swatting it away with his left hand.

— Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of calmly

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