+300 Adverbs List and Meanings in English

adverb	meaning
abnormally	irregularly or extraordinarily
absentmindedly	pensive, preoccupied, dreamy, wistful, faraway, ruminative
accidentally
accidentally, by accident, inadvertently, by chance
actually	in fact, essentially, originally
adventurously	bravely, gamely, adventurously, heartily, doughtily
afterwards	after, later, afterwards, subsequently, thereafter, afterward
almost	almost, nearly, practically, just about, pretty much, half
always	every time, all the time, any time, at all times
annually
once a year; every year.
anxiously
in a manner resulting from or revealing anxiety
arrogantly	aloof, bossy, cavalier, cocky, haughty, imperious, pompous
awkwardly	clumsily, lubberly
bashfully	humbly, plainly
beautifully	nicely, pleasantly, beautifully, deliciously
bitterly	poignantly
bleakly	gloomy, dreary, dismal, bleak, somber, sombre
blindly	imprudently, blindfold, gropingly, slavishly
blissfully	fortunately, luckily, happily
boastfully	bloated, braggart, vaunting, vainglorious, rodomontade
boldly	bravely, boldly, courageously, valiantly, martially, dashingly
bravely	bravely, boldly, courageously, valiantly, martially, dashingly
briefly	in short, shortly, for short, in a nutshell
brightly	brilliantly, glaringly, brightly, sparklingly, agleam
briskly
in an active, quick way
broadly	openly, broadly, precisely, flat, manifestly, obviously
busily
in a very active way
calmly
without agitation or strong emotion
carefully	cautiously, attentively, well, sharp
carelessly	inadvertently, recklessly
cautiously	carefully, cautiously, attentively, well, sharp
certainly	definitely, absolutely, certainly, strictly, sure, precisely
cheerfully	merrily, gaily, sprightly, jauntily, in high spirits
clearly	frankly, clear, openly, expressly, plainly
cleverly	wisely, intelligently
closely	close, nearly
coaxingly	persistent gentle persuasion
colorfully	colours
commonly	mostly, usually, frequently, generally, commonly, by a majority
continually	continuously, continually, incessantly, invariably, on, evermore
coolly	in a way that lacks friendliness or enthusiasm
correctly	accurately
courageously
bravely, boldly, courageously, valiantly, martially, dashingly
crossly	diagonal, transverse, transversal, traverse, bias
cruelly	over, extremely, excessively, hard, terribly, cruelly
curiously	impatiently, in suspense, interestedly
daily	everyday, diurnal, per diem, fresh, of every day
daintily	delicately
dearly	sincerely, truly, heartily, cordially, faithfully, dearly
deceivingly
cheating, deceiving, deceptive, imposting
deeply	extremely, highly, exceptionally, exceedingly, immensely, deeply
defiantly
in a manner that shows open resistance
deliberately	intentionally, on purpose, purposely, willfully, knowingly
delightfully
in a manner that causes great pleasure
diligently
in a way that shows care and conscientiousness in one’s work or duties
dimly
with a faint light; not brightly
doubtfully	suspiciously, doubtfully, with a grain of salt
dreamily	giddily, muzzily
easily	readily, with ease, smoothly, well, lightly
elegantly	gracious, graceful, stylish, neat, dainty
energetically
in a manner showing great activity
enormously	very, too, much, so, many, enormously
enthusiastically
in a way that shows eager enjoyment
equally	evenly
especially	particularly, in particular, specially, exclusively
even	even, even if, already, nor yet
evenly	equally
eventually	finally, in the end, at last
exactly	fully, completely, in full, quite, accurately
excitedly	tiptoe, emotionally, on tiptoe, agog, heatedly
extremely	highly, exceptionally, exceedingly, immensely
fairly	quite, pretty, rather, fairly, reasonably, well
faithfully	sincerely, truly, heartily, cordially, faithfully, dearly
famously
par excellence, famously, to a turn
far	remote, distant, off, faraway, outlying
fast	quick, rapid, swift, speedy, express
fatally
with death as a result
ferociously	wild, brutal, savage, ferocious, feral, brute
fervently
hot, fiery, feverish, ardent, febrile, fervent
fiercely	hot, fiery, feverish, ardent, febrile, fierce
fondly	keen, keen on, addicted, fallen, partial
foolishly	foolishly, stupidly, doltishly
fortunately
luckily, fortunately, providentially
frankly	clearly, frankly, clear, openly, expressly, plainly
frantically
in a distraught way owing to fear
freely	cavalierly
frenetically	NULL
frightfully	horrendous, terrifying, fearsome, dire, fearful, frightful
fully	exactly, right, just, precisely, very
furiously	angrily, furiously
generally	usually, generally, normally, in general, largely, ordinarily
generously	plenty, profusely, abundantly, in abundance, galore, generously
gently	kindly, politely, sweetly, in style, civilly
gladly	with pleasure, with open arms, fain, lief, nothing loath
gleefully
merry, cheerful, gleeful, gay, jolly, jaunty
gracefully	in an attractively elegant way
gratefully	thankful, appreciative, obliged, indebted, beholden
greatly	very, too, much
greedily	covetousness, avarice, greediness, avidity, gluttony
happily
in a happy way
hastily	hurriedly, posthaste, with a rush, tantivy
healthily
in a way that indicates good health
heavily	seriously, severely, slowly, badly
helpfully
in a way that provides help
helplessly	desperate, incurable, despairing, irredeemable, inevitable
highly	extremely, highly, exceptionally, exceedingly, immensely, deeply
honestly	fairly, fair, frankly, faithfully, rightly
hopelessly
desperately, hopelessly, despairingly
hourly
every hour
hungrily
in a way that shows a need for food
immediately	now, right away, directly, soon, instantly
innocently	naively, innocently, facilely
inquisitively	curious, prying, keen, interested, inquisitive, nosy
instantly	in an instant, right away, on the instant, outright, right of the bat
intensely	extremely, highly, exceptionally, exceedingly, immensely, intensely
intently	with earnest and eager attention
interestingly	curiously
inwardly	inside, indoors, within, inwardly, inwards
irritably	nervous, testy, irritable, techy, choleric, prickly
jaggedly	rough, uneven, jagged, granular, shaggy, scabrous
jealously	envy, jaundice
jovially	cheerful, joyful, merry, cheery, jolly, jovial
joyfully	gladly, in high spirits
joyously
with great happiness and joy
jubilantly	exultant
judgmentally
of or concerning the use of judgment
justly	rightly, justifiably, justly, deservedly, with justification, properly
keenly	eagerly, keenly, on tiptoe
kiddingly	pulling leg, making fun of, wipe, wiper, ridicule
kindheartedly	big-hearted
kindly	gently, kindly, politely, sweetly, in style, civilly
knavishly	tricky, trickish, tricksy, guileful, knavish
knowingly	wittingly, purposely, intentionally, on purpose, consciously
knowledgeably	informed, learned, versed, wise, erudite
kookily	NULL
lazily
in a manner that shows an unwillingness
less	lesser, smaller, minus
lightly	slightly, lightly
likely	probably, likely, presumably, perhaps, easily, presumedly
limply	flabbily
lively	alive, living, lively, vibrant, vivid
loftily	penthouse, attic, loft, garret
longingly
with a yearning desire
loosely
in a way that does not fit tightly or closely
loudly	noisily, loudly, loud, smash
lovingly
with love or great care
loyally	faithful, devoted, staunch, obedient, trusty
madly	like blazes, like a man possessed
majestically	with impressive beauty or scale
meaningfully
in a way that has meaning
mechanically	by means of a machine or machinery
merrily	cheerfully, merrily, gaily, sprightly, jauntily, in high spirits
miserably
in a wretchedly unhappy manner
mockingly
in a way that makes fun of someone
monthly
done, produced once a month
more	a greater or additional amount or degree of
mortally	direly, direfully, ghastly
mostly	usually, frequently, generally, commonly, by a majority
mysteriously	darkly
naturally	inherently, intrinsically, innately, as a matter of course
nearly	almost, nearly, practically, just about, pretty much, half
neatly
in a neat way
nervously
in an anxious or apprehensive manner
never	no way, nothing, nevermore, by no means
nicely	well, in style, fair, fairly
noisily	loudly, loud, smash
not	not, not a, no
obediently	submissive, obedient, compliant, observant, conformable
obnoxiously	disgusting, nasty, hideous, obnoxious, revolting, heinous
oddly
curiously enough, oddly enough, oddly
offensively
aggressive, offensive, pushy, militant, thrusting
officially	officially, formally, on the record
often	frequently, constantly, oft, ofttimes
only	just, simply, merely
openly
clearly, frankly, clear, openly, expressly, plainly
optimistically	sanguinely
overconfidently
excessively or unreasonably confident
painfully
in a painful manner or to a painful degree
partially	partly, in part, not least
patiently	uncomplaining, enduring, tolerant, long-suffering
perfectly	completely, fully, entirely, all, quite, perfectly
physically
in a manner relating to the body as opposed to the mind
playfully	in a light-hearted manner
politely	gently, nicely, mildly, sweetly, civilly
poorly	badly, poorly, ill
positively
in a positive way, especially by expressing optimism
potentially	possible, potential, likely, probable, prospective, eventual
powerfully
with great power or strength
promptly	urgently, hastily, now, in haste
properly	agreeably, fairly, fair, warrantably, worthily
punctually
at the agreed or proper time; promptly
quaintly
in an attractively unusual or old-fashioned manner
queasily	tasteless, unpleasant, flavorless, insipid, distasteful, queasy
queerly
in a strange or perplexing way
questionably
suspicious, doubtful, suspect, questionable, distrustful, debatable
quicker	fast, quick, rapid, swift, speedy, express
quickly	rapidly, fast, swiftly, quick, speedily
quietly	silently, in silence, noiselessly, tiptoe, mutely
quirkily
interesting, quirky, quaint, exciting, curious, amazing
quizzically	strange, weird, bizarre, odd, peculiar, quizzical
randomly
without method or conscious decision
rapidly	quickly, rapidly, fast, swiftly, quick, speedily
rarely	seldom, uncommonly, once in a while, far between, few and far
readily	easily, readily, with ease, smoothly, well, lightly
really	truly, actually, indeed, real, genuinely
reassuringly
in a way that removes someone’s doubts
recklessly	without thinking, impulsively, without thought
regularly	methodically, in good order
reluctantly	grudgingly, unwillingly, halfheartedly
repeatedly	again and again, over and over, time and again, time after time, thrice
reproachfully	reprovingly
restfully	peaceful, restful, tranquil, quiet, serene, calm
righteously	direct, right, correct, accurate, true
rightfully	just, legitimate, de jure
rigidly	hard, rigid, tough, harsh, stiff, solid
roughly	coarsely, rudely, shortly, loose
rudely	coarsely, impolitely
safely
in a way that gives protection from danger
scarcely	almost, pretty much, nearly, practically, about, scarcely
scarily
in a way that causes fear
searchingly
search, searching, exploration, research, quest, hunting
sedately
seated, sedate, foursquare, well settled, sound
seemingly	ostensibly, in appearance, outwardly, outward, on the surface
seldom	rarely, uncommonly
selfishly	egotistical, egoistic, thoughtless, calculating, piggish
separately	respectively, one by one, severally, asunder
seriously
heavily, seriously, severely, slowly, badly
shakily	swing, wag, jog, flourish, waggle
sharply
with a sharp or steeply tapering edge
sheepishly	meek, crushed, squashed, sheepish
shrilly
with a high-pitched and piercing voice
shyly	ashamedly
silently	quietly, silently, in silence, noiselessly, tiptoe, mutely
sleepily	dormant, asleep, slumberous
slowly	quietly, gingerly, soft, stepwise, in quiet
smoothly	easily, readily, with ease, smoothly, well, lightly
softly
in a careful and gentle manner
solemnly
in a formal and dignified manner
solidly
in a firm or secure manner
sometimes	occasionally, sometime, from time to time
soon	near, shortly, at hand, ere long, hard by
speedily	quickly, rapidly, fast, swiftly, quick, speedily
stealthily
in a cautious and surreptitious manner
sternly	severely, strictly, sternly, drastically
strictly	definitely, absolutely, certainly, strictly, sure, precisely
successfully
in a way that accomplishes a desired aim
suddenly	abruptly, sharp, at once, short
supposedly	alleged, nominal, professed, ostensible, reputed
surprisingly
in a way that causes surprise
suspiciously	doubtfully, with a grain of salt
sweetly	fine, nicely, prettily, well, sweetly
swiftly	quickly, rapidly, fast, swiftly, quick, speedily
sympathetically
in a way that shows pity and sorrow for someone
tenderly
with gentleness, kindness
tensely	nervous, tense, stretched, strained, taut, tight
terribly	extremely, highly, exceptionally, exceedingly, immensely
thankfully
in a thankful manner
thoroughly	well, fully, properly, completely, quite
thoughtfully
in a way that suggests being absorbed
tightly	firmly, tightly, firm, fast, chock
tomorrow
on the day after today
too	very, too, much, so, many, a lot
tremendously
to a very great extent
triumphantly
in a way that shows great happiness
truly	really, actually, indeed
truthfully
in a way that expresses the truth
ultimately	finally, eventually, at last, lastly
unabashedly	flippantly, impertinently, cheekily
unaccountably	irresponsible, unaccountable, flighty, feckless, derelict, undutiful
unbearably
in a way that is impossible hard to endure
unethically
not morally correct
unexpectedly	unawares, unbeknownst, unbeknown, unexpectedly, at unawares
unfortunately	unhappily, unluckily
unimpressively
evoking no admiration
unnaturally
in a way that is not natural
unnecessarily	unnecessarily, needlessly, superfluously
upbeat	cheerful, joyful, merry, cheery, jolly, upbeat
upright	steep, perpendicular, upright, vertical, horny, right
upside-down	inverted, topsyturvy
upward	upwards, uphill, overhead, aloft
urgently	promptly, hastily, now, in haste
usefully
in a way that is beneficial or profitable
uselessly	pointless, unserviceable, profitless, invalid, otiose
usually	generally, normally, in general, largely, ordinarily
utterly	completely, fully, entirely, all, quite
vacantly	blankly, idly
vaguely	slightly, indistinctly, nebulously
vainly	in vain, to no avail, for nothing, unnecessarily, of no avail
valiantly	bravely, boldly, courageously, valiantly, martially, dashingly
vastly	very, too, much, so, many, vastly
verbally	orally, verbally, viva voce, viva
very	much, many, numerous, plenty, good
viciously
in a cruel or violent manner
victoriously
having won a victory; triumphant
violently	strongly, violently, heavy, sorely, strong, severely
vivaciously	live, alive, living, lively, vibrant
voluntarily	willingly, gratuitously, of one’s own accord
warmly
in a way that gives out warmth
weakly
in a way that lacks strength
wearily
with extreme tiredness
well	good, decent, fine, great, okay
wetly	damp, moist, tacky, liquid, watery
wholly	completely, fully, entirely, all, quite
wildly
in a way that lacks discipline
willfully	deliberately, intentionally, on purpose, purposely
wisely	intelligently, cleverly
woefully
in a manner expressing sorrow
wonderfully
in a way that inspires delight
worriedly	concerned, anxious, apprehensive, suspenseful, distressed
wrongly
in a way that is incorrect
yawningly	stretch, spring, yawn, yawning, flexion, bending
yearly	annual, yearly, etesian, sessional
yearningly	longing, yearning, hankering, nostalgia, craving
yesterday
on the day before today
yieldingly	efficient, fruitful, productive, fertile, effective, yielding
youthfully	teen, youthful, junior, adolescent, juvenile
zealously
having or showing zeal
zestfully	tasteful, enjoyable, pleasurable, delightful, decorous, zestful
zestily	flavor, taste, zest, savor, good taste, relish