CONFUSEDLY Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

confusedly

adverb

as in agitatedly

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Mahomes took a shotgun snap, rolled right to evade pressure and then desperately fired incomplete.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
With the score tied at 1-1, Tunisia was desperately searching for a last-minute winner of their own in the qualification match for the under-20 Africa Cup of Nations.

— Colin Millar, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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In June 2016, Blair, who was returning to Los Angeles from a vacation in Cancun, Mexico, began screaming uncontrollably and causing chaos on the flight.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
Alpha 1, who’s most strict about the disease’s suppression, lashes out uncontrollably.

— Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026

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So, in recognition of the country's semiquincentennial, here's a proudly Memphicentric and crazily ambitious if inevitably incomplete list of 250 — count 'em, *250* — Memphis artists and entertainers.

— John Beifuss, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 2 Aug. 2026
And when Andreeva hits one of her crazily creative shots and turns to Martínez for praise, she is met with a smile, and maybe some clapping.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 June 2026

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