swimmingly

adverb

swim·​ming·​ly ˈswi-miŋ-lē 

: very well : splendidly

the event went swimmingly

Synonyms

• agreeably
• charmingly
• delectably
• deliciously
• delightfully
• dreamily
• enchantingly
• enjoyably
• favorably
• felicitously
• fetchingly
• gloriously
• gratifyingly
• great
• nicely
• palatably
• pleasantly
• pleasingly
• pleasurably
• prettily
• satisfyingly
• splendidly
• sweetly
• welcomely
• well
• winningly

Examples of swimmingly in a Sentence

We expect everything to go swimmingly.

the rehearsals were going swimmingly until half the cast came down with the flu

Recent Examples on the Web

Through nine games, things were going swimmingly for Cousins and the Falcons. —Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024

Like Brando, DiCaprio planned to build an eco-resort on the undeveloped island, but (pardon our pun) the project’s development hasn’t exactly gone swimmingly. —Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 4 Dec. 2024

The meet went incredibly well with both roosters getting along swimmingly with the rest of the birds. —Karri Peifer, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024

The plan went swimmingly: the island saw economic growth at an annual average of seventy per cent for almost a decade, and eventually elbowed its way into the ranks of the upper-middle-income countries. —Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1622, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

swimmingly

adverb

swim·​ming·​ly ˈswim-iŋ-lē 

: very well : splendidly