UPPISHLY Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

uppishly

adverb

as in boldly

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Kyler Murray then dropped in the pocket and boldly threw to the back left corner of the end zone.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Although drugmakers have become a popular target of lawmakers, Massachusetts lawmakers should boldly promote the industry, which plays a crucial role in the state’s economy, Auchincloss said.

— John Wilkerson, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of boldly

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Hazel swung the lamp in her hand and looked contemptuously at Ginny, surrounded by the naturalists and the teachers, who whispered encouragement.

— Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Men sneered contemptuously at them, while teenagers used their names as insults.

— Mikhail Zygar, Vanity Fair, 7 Jan. 2026

Definition of contemptuously

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Nike has no shortage of bold sneaker designs in its archive and yet, there is perhaps no model as audaciously branded as the Air More Uptempo.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
All the entries are highly personal, bracingly creative and audaciously inventive recreations of immortal standards familiar throughout the world.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of audaciously

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Greenspan’s cooking is equal parts nostalgic and swashbuckling, with a menu that brazenly reimagines foods most Jewish Americans hold near and dear.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
The aides arranged press junkets, invented sources, and planted stories that brazenly inverted popular views.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of brazenly

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Posters proudly announced that health providers exchange approximately 22 million patient records each day through Care Everywhere.

— Alex Rosenblat — CalMatters, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026
A week after the Ellison and Ynon Kreiz-run Skydance officially became one of the town’s biggest players, the increasingly influential Ruffalo took to social media today to lambaste the proudly centrist Newsom.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026

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