bravely

adverb

Definition of bravelynext
1
as in courageously
in a fearless manner confronted the fact that he had inoperable cancer calmly and bravely

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2
as in brightly
in a manner that is colorful and tends to arouse gaiety bravely decked houses in celebration of Independence Day

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Recent Examples of bravely Edit bravely, stay consistent, and let focus lift your reach. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026 The battle is also the site where the legend of Molly Pitcher bravely bringing water to the troops began. — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026 Tyrion bravely led the defense of King’s Landing, betrayed outside the gates by the King’s Guard. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Harry Styles bravely drank from a sneaker during an Australian concert in 2023. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026 While their age-defying exploits give hope to those of us bravely creaking on despite stiff backs and suspect hamstrings, the young and sprightly still dominate World Cup goalscoring. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 24 June 2026 Will the descendants of the Allies who bravely fought alongside our courageous troops come to the aid of American democracy in 2028? — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026 When Kelsey bravely asks if there’s any part of her that’s now thankful for Jo-Ellen given this new development, Rulla maintains that Jo-Ellen went about it the wrong way. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 June 2026 Devoted California track mom Jennifer Oliver, while speaking to OutKick about the issue of biological males in women’s sports, bravely turned that notion on its head. — Patricia Babcock McGraw Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bravely
  1. courageously
  2. brightly
  3. firmly
  4. colorfully
  5. manfully
  6. brilliantly
Adverb
  • Cultivate psychological safety by courageously speaking uncomfortable truths, a quality remembered more than talent.
    — Jason Walker PsyD, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • And there is no more important group of people than these young women who courageously stood up.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of courageously
Adverb
  • Despite star Alphonso Davies starting the match on the bench, Canada began the game brightly, pressing Morocco very successfully and threatening its goal frequently throughout the first quarter of the match.
    — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • The base of this simple mocktail is a ginger-lime cordial that's brightly flavored and not too sweet.
    — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 2 July 2026
Definition of brightly
Adverb
  • Burnout, by contrast, is a harder reason for many owners to say out loud, especially when the business is still healthy, and the outward signs of success remain firmly in place.
    — Scott Hanson, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Meloni was firmly in the fold at a late June meeting in Berlin with the leaders of Germany, France, Britain and Poland.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Definition of firmly
Adverb
  • In what turns out to be the biggest moment in Neil’s young serving career, the handyman and Berzatto family friend keeps his composure and colorfully chats up the diner everyone believed was the Michelin-star inspector.
    — Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 26 June 2026
  • Mabe Fratti and Bill Orcutt’s collaboration didn’t begin colorfully or dramatically; Fratti just liked Orcutt and said so publicly, prompting Orcutt to reach out, which resulted in their working—remotely, mostly—on a series of pieces.
    — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 2 June 2026
Definition of colorfully
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  • Benji’s father is a volatile patriarch who grills during blizzards and hits him for failing to manfully respond to a classmate’s racist slight.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Definition of manfully
Adverb
  • Senegal did not even get to celebrate a late consolation, with Mbappe thumping the ball home brilliantly from distance.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • But even opening on 1,500 screens, Harris’ brilliantly dexterous approach proved too much for the film’s marketers.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026
Definition of brilliantly

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“Bravely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bravely. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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