Synonyms for blithely
Most common
merrily happily joyfully jubilantly carelessly indifferently
Synonyms by meaning
Adverb
1. Merrily — in a joyful, carefree manner
merrily, happily, joyfully, jubilantly, gladly, mirthfully, gaily dated
2. Carelessly — without care, concern, or consideration
Definitions
- adv. 1
Without care, concern, or consideration.
As the bombs fell on the city, the woman blithely continued with her chores.
- adv. 2
In a joyful, carefree manner.
Related words
- Word family
- blithe blithen blitheness blithesome
Example sentences
- happily Ziri's tortoise is living happily in our backyard.
- merrily The children were splashing merrily in the water.
- joyfully The birds fluttered joyfully from branch to branch.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| blithely | rising | |
| happily | rising | |
| merrily | rising | |
| joyfully | rising | |
| jubilantly | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- gaily2
- 6 letters
- gladly2
- 7 letters
- happily3, merrily3
- 8 letters
- joyfully3
- 10 letters
- carelessly3, jubilantly, mirthfully
- 13 letters
- indifferently4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gaily2 = 2 syllables).