AUSPICIOUSLY Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

auspiciously

adverb

Definition of auspiciously

as in favorably

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Recent Examples of auspiciously His stint began auspiciously with an encounter with the late owner George Steinbrenner in a hotel elevator in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 May 2026 Carlson’s started auspiciously. — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2026 James’s reign in Ireland had begun auspiciously. — Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025 The history of movie screenings in the White House did not begin auspiciously. — Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2025 Our trip to Lagos in 1973 to record Band on the Run did not begin auspiciously. — Ray Rahman, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025

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Adverb

Americans view the National Park Service favorably The park service is popular with Americans.

— Matthew Daly, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Forty-nine percent of likely voters view Becerra favorably, compared with 43% who view him unfavorably.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of favorably

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The top of the seventh began more promisingly for the suddenly ice-cold Boston bats, as second baseman Anthony Seigler and catcher Connor Wong opened with back-to-back singles off reliever Simeon Woods Richardson.

— Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
The film opens very promisingly though with a much more up to date takeoff on this year’s Best Picture Oscar winner, One Battle After Another in the form of Teyana Taylor sitting at a bar playing her sassy self, shouting Viva Le Revolution!

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 June 2026

Definition of promisingly

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If Menorca were instead described as a refreshing gazpacho, this 18th-century rural estate converted into a luxury hotel would be the perfectly satisfying last spoonful.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
Swift’s engagement ring, which has been estimated to have a minimum value of $550,000, fits perfectly with the band, Fitzpatrick noted.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of perfectly

Adverb

As one of the most important organs in the body, the heart needs to function properly under all circumstances, even during stressful situations such as imminent danger.

— Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
To properly rebalance, Beijing would need to reconstruct the fiscal model on which every province and municipality depends, accept the resulting collapse in local government revenues, and absorb mass layoffs.

— Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026

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