All distressingly synonyms
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D d adv distressingly
- completely β having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- severely β harsh; unnecessarily extreme: severe criticism; severe laws.
- sadly β affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful: to feel sad because a close friend has moved away.
- passionately β having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- thoroughly β in a thorough manner or degree; completely and carefully: We will review the data thoroughly.
- profoundly β penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.
- seriously β in a serious manner: He shook his head seriously.
- surely β firmly; unerringly; without missing, slipping, etc.
- intensely β existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree: intense heat.
- acutely β If you feel or notice something acutely, you feel or notice it very strongly.
- genuinely β possessing the claimed or attributed character, quality, or origin; not counterfeit; authentic; real: genuine sympathy; a genuine antique.
- badly β If something is done badly or goes badly, it is not very successful or effective.
- vigorously β full of or characterized by vigor: a vigorous effort.
- sorely β in a painful manner.
- very β in a high degree; extremely; exceedingly: A giant is very tall.
- grievously β causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news.
- affecting β If you describe something such as a story or a piece of music as affecting, you think it is good because it makes you feel a strong emotion, especially sadness or pity.
- feeling β a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: the soft feel of cotton.
- gravely β Samuel L(ee), Jr. 1922β2004, U.S. naval officer: first black admiral.
- movingly β capable of or having movement: a moving object.
- awkwardly β lacking skill or dexterity. Synonyms: clumsy, inept; unskillful, unhandy, inexpert. Antonyms: deft, adroit, skillful, dexterous; handy.
- carefully β cautious in one's actions: Be careful when you cross the street.
- hardly β only just; almost not; barely: We had hardly reached the lake when it started raining. hardly any; hardly ever.
- harshly β ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners.
- inconveniently β not easily accessible or at hand: The phone is in an inconvenient place.
- laboriously β requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking.
- painfully β affected with, causing, or characterized by pain: a painful wound; a painful night; a painful memory.
- roughly β having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- strenuously β characterized by vigorous exertion, as action, efforts, life, etc.: a strenuous afternoon of hunting.
- arduously β requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking.
- agonizingly β accompanied by, filled with, or resulting in agony or distress: We spent an agonizing hour waiting to hear if the accident had been serious or not.
- burdensome β If you describe something as burdensome, you mean it is worrying or hard to deal with.
- cumbersome β Something that is cumbersome is large and heavy and therefore difficult to carry, wear, or handle.
- cumbrous β cumbersome
- gruelingly β exhausting; very tiring; arduously severe: the grueling Boston marathon.
- ponderously β of great weight; heavy; massive.
- toilsomely β characterized by or involving toil; laborious or fatiguing.
- unwieldly β not wieldy; wielded with difficulty; not readily handled or managed in use or action, as from size, shape, or weight; awkward; ungainly.
- decidedly β Decidedly means to a great extent and in a way that is very obvious.
- quite β completely, wholly, or entirely: quite the reverse; not quite finished.
- deplorably β causing or being a subject for grief or regret; lamentable: the deplorable death of a friend.
- harmful β causing or capable of causing harm; injurious: a harmful idea; a harmful habit.
- menacingly β something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat: Air pollution is a menace to health.
- perilously β involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous: a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat.
- precariously β dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- regrettably β causing or deserving regret; unfortunate; deplorable.
- threateningly β tending or intended to menace: threatening gestures.
adverb distressingly
- upset β to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
- disturbingly β upsetting or disquieting; dismaying: a disturbing increase in the crime rate.
- alarmingly β causing alarm or fear: an alarming case of pneumonia; an alarming lack of respect.