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[jasonlulu_2000]

Can dogs and cats live in perfect harmony in the same home? People who are thinking about adopting a dog as a friend for their cats are worried that they will fight. A recent research has found a new recipe for success. According to the study, if the cat is adopted before the dog, and if they are introduced when still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly probable that the two pets will get along swimmingly. Two-thirds of the homes interviewed reported a positive relationship between their cat and dog.

The underlined word swimmingly in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
B. sweetly D. smoothly

I think both are correct in this case. They are nearly the same in meaning in a dictionary. They both fit the situation.

AM I right? What's your opinion?

Thanks

[Lorikeet]

I think we would use "smoothly".