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Synonyms for pleasantly

Two senses of pleasantly live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 5, Summit · 2 senses · adverb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adverbTier 5, Summit

in an enjoyable manner

We spent a pleasantly lazy afternoon.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

agreeably

Same sentence, swapped: We spent a agreeably lazy afternoon.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for pleasantly as it is used in the sentence above.

unpleasantly
warmly
heartily

Sense 2 of 2adverbTier 5, Summit

in a good-humoured manner

'I'll do the dishes,' he said pleasantly.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

cheerily

Same sentence, swapped: 'I'll do the dishes,' he said cheerily.

Close but different

warmly
heartily
graciously

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