ATTRACTIVELY Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

attractively

adverb

as in beautifully

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Recent Examples of attractively The nest is attractively situated, as any raptor realtor would point out. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026 The waitstaff was young and attractive, the silverware was clean, and the food was attractively displayed when we were served. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 19 June 2026 Rakers also said Nvidia remains attractively valued despite being up 18% year to date. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 12 May 2026 The vegetables, fruit, and baskets of potatoes were attractively arranged. — Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025 Dan Romanoff, senior equity analyst at Morningstar, wrote in a Tuesday note that the firm maintains its fair value estimate of $560 per share for wide-moat Adobe and sees shares as attractively valued. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025 Apparently, Ricks and Montarce think it’s now attractively priced. — John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 Getting to the bottom of, say, the seed-oil controversy requires engaging with thorny scientific debates that reference inscrutable research papers; embracing the natural and ancestral by opting for tallow is an attractively simple-seeming alternative. — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2025

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Adverb

Dries Van Noten explored this beautifully too, while Saint Laurent offered a more glamorous interpretation through oversize earrings and dramatic scarves.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
At times, Marianne’s second-act emotional breakdown feels siloed from the rest of the picture, but the strands coalesce beautifully in an emotionally overwhelming finale that’s tearjerking, but never manipulative or overly sentimental.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of beautifully

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At the same time, the works are all handsomely printed and framed with black mirrors.

— Hilton Als, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
But cinematographer Jeff Cronenweth—the frequent Fincher collaborator who also shot The Social Network—gives the picture a handsomely polished look.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of handsomely

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My skin looked wonderfully dewy, but my foundation pilled on top.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 9 Oct. 2026
That said, there’s something about being held captive inside another person’s questionable taste that can really work for certain horror anthologies, and the director at least comes off wonderfully playful here.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of wonderfully

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Dance movies marvelously translate primal emotions into motion, the human body becoming a supple instrument deftly communicating the pain, ecstasy and confusion of being alive.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Decades, even centuries, may be encompassed by these marvelously comprehensive surveys.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of marvelously

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The 52 rooms’ appealingly plush and contemporary mood is set by chrome-and-oak furniture, plum and pearl-gray velvets, and marble bathrooms with Japanese-style sliding doors.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
What a shame, then, that the eggs in a shakshuka, appealingly busy with kale and chickpeas, were set into rubber.

— John Kessler, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of appealingly

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Cheryl Ladd joined Season 2 as Kris Munroe, Jill's younger sister, after Fawcett sensationally left as a series regular.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2026
On 13 May 2026, by which time his book had gone to press, the South Carolina supreme court sensationally overturned the murder conviction, citing ‘shocking jury interference’ by the clerk to the court.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026

Definition of sensationally

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Bass is playing Cyrus’s pop and rock interests against each other, sometimes enticingly but sometimes divisively, balancing production from longtime Harry Styles affiliate Kid Harpoon and feisty Brooklyn rock quartet Model/Actriz.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
Red flags travelers should watch out for include tour operators that offer enticingly low prices or require prepayment.

— Jessica Puckett, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026

Definition of enticingly

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The late Margot Bettauer Dembo handled NYRB’s previous Seghers translations; Lucy Jones has taken over, and excellently conveys the incisive bite of the writing.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
So grab a pair of these excellently affordable buds for yourself!

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026

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