fairly

The word “fairly” has 2 syllables: fair-ly.

It's pronounced as /ˈfɛrli/.


What is synonym and antonym for fairly?

In the thesaurus, “fairly” has 18 synonyms and 20 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for fairly along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for fairly

  • adequately
  • almost
  • equitably
  • honestly
  • impartially
  • kind of
  • legally
  • moderately
  • nearly
  • objectively
  • practically
  • pretty
  • properly
  • quite
  • rather
  • reasonably
  • relatively
  • somewhat

Antonyms for fairly

  • absolutely
  • awfully
  • completely
  • dirty
  • entirely
  • especially
  • exceeding
  • exceedingly
  • exceptionally
  • extremely
  • fully
  • heavily
  • highly
  • illegally
  • particularly
  • quite
  • terribly
  • thoroughly
  • very
  • well

Meanings of fairly

  • adverb
    1. (manner) In a fair manner; fair; not biased or skewed or favouring a certain party.
    2. Favorably; auspiciously; commodiously.
    3. Honestly; properly.
    4. Softly; quietly; gently.
    5. (degree) Partly, not fully; somewhat.
    6. Almost; practically.

Example Sentences

  • She performed fairly well in the exam, considering the limited time she had to prepare.
  • The price of the new smartphone is fairly reasonable compared to other models on the market.
  • He felt fairly confident about his presentation after rehearsing it multiple times.
  • The weather forecast predicts that it will be fairly sunny throughout the day.
  • Despite the setback, the team is fairly optimistic about their chances of winning the championship.

On this page you'll find 38 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to fairly, such as: absolutely, adequately, almost, awfully, completely, dirty, entirely.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

a bit

  • enough
  • fairly
  • just
  • kind of
  • little
  • more or less
  • pretty
  • quite
  • rather
  • relatively
  • slightly
  • something
  • somewhat

fair

  • about
  • absolute
  • adequate
  • almost
  • attractive
  • bazaar
  • beautiful
  • blond
  • blonde
  • bright
  • calm
  • candid
  • celebration
  • charming
  • civil
  • clean
  • clear
  • common
  • complete
  • courteous
  • cute
  • damn
  • damned
  • decent
  • definite
  • deserved
  • display
  • equal
  • equitable
  • ethical
  • exhibit
  • exhibition
  • fairly
  • favorable
  • festival
  • gala
  • generous
  • good
  • gorgeous
  • handsome
  • honest
  • honorable
  • immaculate
  • impartial
  • indifferent
  • justified
  • lawful
  • legal
  • legally
  • legitimate
  • light
  • lovely
  • market
  • mediocre
  • medium
  • middling
  • moral
  • most
  • nearly
  • neutral
  • nice
  • objective
  • optimistic
  • ordinary
  • outright
  • pageant
  • pale
  • paled
  • pallid
  • perfect
  • practically
  • pretty
  • principled
  • pristine
  • promising
  • proper
  • pure
  • real
  • reasonable
  • satisfactory
  • sheer
  • show
  • simple
  • sincere
  • straightforward
  • stunning
  • sunny
  • thorough
  • total
  • trustworthy
  • unbiased
  • unconditional
  • utter
  • very

identically

  • accurately
  • directly
  • equally
  • equitably
  • equivalently
  • exactly
  • fairly
  • justly
  • likewise
  • precisely
  • proportionately
  • squarely
  • uniformly
  • verbatim

illegally

  • dirty
  • disproportionately
  • extremely
  • immensely
  • improperly
  • inordinately
  • overly
  • too
  • unethically
  • unfairly
  • unjustifiably
  • unjustly
  • unlawfully
  • unnecessarily
  • unreasonably
  • wrongly

near

  • about
  • adjacent
  • adjoining
  • almost
  • approach
  • approximately
  • around
  • at
  • beside
  • close
  • closely
  • closer
  • come
  • dear
  • enter
  • fairly
  • familiar
  • friendly
  • immediate
  • imminent
  • impending
  • in
  • intimate
  • living
  • natural
  • nearby
  • nearly
  • neighboring
  • practically
  • realistic
  • relative
  • roughly
  • say
  • somewhere
  • virtually
  • warm

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