Synonyms for lately

Most common

recently · freshly

All synonyms

Adverb

Definitions

1. adv. 1

   Recently; not long ago; of late; not long since.

   I'd lately returned from Japan.

Example sentences

• recently Recently the number of cars has greatly increased.
• freshly Tom spilled coffee on his freshly laundered shirt.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

just¹, late¹

5 letters

newly²

7 letters

freshly²

8 letters

recently³, latterly

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (newly² = 2 syllables).