DISTINCTLY Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

distinctly

adverb

Definition of distinctly

as in clearly

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Recent Examples of distinctly Construction has been underway for about three weeks, and according to the partners, an opening date has been set for early April for the two distinctly different restaurants at the building. — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 Work that strips human beings of dignity is often work that no longer requires distinctly human qualities at all. — Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026 Wraparound windows, European oak floors, layered textiles and a mix of new and iconic Fritz Hansen pieces are a few elements that convey this history and create a contemporary, distinctly Nordic environment. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026 If my partner’s former view of mattresses was distinctly masculine in origin, perhaps mine is uniquely feminine. — Jaklin Romine oct. 15, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 American and Delta customers considering this offer should also know that, on Tuesday, United announced steep increases in its elite-status spending requirements after January 2028, leaving many longtime UA customers distinctly unamused. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026 Her writing carries a distinctly evolved candor, which is saying something for someone as willfully exposed as Chinouriri. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2026 The result gives longtime listeners recognizable pieces of Swift’s musical world while recombining them into a sonic identity that feels distinctly its own. — David Penn, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026 Chloé’s lace and broderie anglaise pieces felt distinctly Chloé, while the rainwear brought something more unexpected. — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for distinctly

Adverb

Problems emerge when those distinctive flavors don’t incorporate into the overall mix or too clearly smack of other artists’ sauce.

— Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
The key is helping prospective employers clearly see how those strengths translate to their current needs.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of clearly

Adverb

What frightens scientists more than the sheer numbers are that the cuts are arbitrary and manifestly pernicious.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
These remarks are manifestly silly, but the conversation ranges into darker territory.

— Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026

Definition of manifestly

Adverb

McBride said the mechanisms of extradition have been patently unfair to his clients.

— Juliette Arcodia, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
Attorneys with Howard Cooper, Todd & Weld, the law firm representing Patrick Clancy, are calling statements like that patently false and defamatory, warning of the real-life consequences making such claims can have.

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of patently

Adverb

Rustling and droning tape effects from Frye, subtle enough to be nearly subliminal but still somehow palpably present, act as a binding agent on every track, blurring tones and connecting rhythms.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 6 Oct. 2026
Audiences — younger ones especially — are palpably hungry for the authentic storytelling that independent and overseas markets so reliably produce, even in a landscape increasingly crowded with algorithmic feeds and AI slop.

— Stuart Ford, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026