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mildly

ADVERB
gently
Synonyms
STRONGEST
delicately indifferently lightly moderately quietly
WEAK
blandly calmly compassionately genially gingerly imperturbably kindly meekly mollifyingly patiently softly soothingly temperately tenderly tepidly tolerantly tranquilly
Antonyms
WEAK
harshly roughly violently

Example Sentences

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He insists the row was not serious enough to dent his "amazing relationship" with Belgium -- throwing in a mildly off-colour joke about circumcision to drive home the point.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Ozon then has Marie express an anodyne comment about Algiers being “home,” which earns from Djemila a mildly derisive laugh.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Finally, VIX futures are trading at small premiums to VIX; this is mildly bullish.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Executives of most major companies and the Wall Street analysts who cover them have been either mum or just mildly concerned about the economic fallout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

“Please, don’t be annoyed,” replied the robot mildly.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov