effortlessly

adverb

Definition of effortlesslynext
as in easily
without difficulty the pizza worker flung the round of dough into the air and effortlessly caught it

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for effortlessly
  1. easily
  2. easy
  3. efficiently
  4. freely
Adverb
  • Escape Cafe’s high-end beans are easily accessible across Canada, available in over 60 coffee shops and 200 supermarkets.
    Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Furthermore, those that are likely to suffer most are those who cannot afford going to a dentist, those that live in rural areas that may not be able to access dental offices easily as well as underserved communities that do not have the luxury to purchase fluoridated water.
    Omer Awan, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of easily
Adverb
  • Thankfully, things started out fairly easy with 1 and 4 Across (Bow and Caleb) and a few of the downs were pretty obvious—Ole!—but some of these really stumped me.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Retirement life has not come that easy for the Kelce family.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of easy
Adverb
  • And because a big meal produces a huge spike in insulin, your body responds to the sugar and efficiently stores more body fat.
    Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Regardless of the underlying cause, the deficit causes the body to function less efficiently.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of efficiently
Adverb
  • Functional fashion offers women the opportunity to freely move from morning to night without missing a beat.
    WWD, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Electronic Arts is expanding its accessibility program with 23 additional tech patents that other companies and developers can freely use without being slapped with an infringement lawsuit.
    Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of freely
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