DISTURBINGLY Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

disturbingly

adverb

Definition of disturbingly

as in alarmingly

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Recent Examples of disturbingly CyberGuy has covered similar sextortion emails that use personal details and Google Maps images to make a bluff feel disturbingly personal. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 The show ran for three seasons starting in 2012, airing on NBC despite being one of the most disturbingly violent television series ever at that point, particularly in Hannibal’s display of his victims. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Antonelli’s main title rival this season, George Russell, was down in fifth after another disturbingly familiar race for him, too. — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 7 July 2026 Perhaps most disturbingly, there’s a short sequence of a massive pink bunny vaporizing people with its laser eyes. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 1 July 2026 The road to that disturbingly phallic Jules Rimet trophy inevitably goes through Spain, France, England, Belgium, Portugal, Croatia, Germany, and a bunch of others. — Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026 Henry is a very tough movie, built on disturbingly casual violence and a characterization of the title character that is uniquely bleak even by horror standards. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026 Death threats directed toward athletes have become disturbingly frequent. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026 Olof is disturbingly sane, but there is not a sentimental bone in his body. — Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disturbingly

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After the high of winning the Premier League title in Slot’s first year in charge, standards slipped alarmingly last term.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Rivers are running alarmingly low — with 78% below normal levels.

— Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Definition of alarmingly

Adverb

And the book bearing his name is no ancient tome but a slim, spare novel set in an unsettlingly familiar landscape.

— Colin Dwyer, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
The Marriage Bed by Tommy Hays After a heated argument with his wife Betsy, Asheville, North Carolina, poetry professor Asa Flowers spends his first night apart from her in decades, only to wake to a world quietly and unsettlingly changed.

— Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 19 June 2026

Definition of unsettlingly

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The movie’s strongest sequences provide the all-too-rare sensation of truly not being able to believe your eyes, as the film’s most fantastical elements feel distressingly real.

— Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
The event was halted after an hour due to fears about her safety, which distressingly encapsulates a tension that the trans Mayan artist has navigated for years.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026

Definition of distressingly

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High-level players will basically always be in a drift—even during straightaways—to seize every opportunity to boost, just like people who were disgustingly good at Mario Kart DS back in the day.

— Adam Ismail, The Drive, 29 Apr. 2026
The next morning, Park awakes hung over before disgustingly scoffing down a handful of salmon off a caterer's serving tray.

— Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026

Definition of disgustingly

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Such politicians viewed literature as subversive, irritatingly highbrow, and—like socialism—suspiciously European.

— Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
Aaron, with divine intervention, turns the dust of the land into gnats that irritatingly cover humans and animals throughout Egypt.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026

Definition of irritatingly

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Vega Ioane, iOL, Baltimore Ravens I came awfully close to slotting Ioane ahead of Mauigoa in my prospect stack last spring, so this still feels like a steal — and another great fit.

— Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
The salade de homard has skimpy pieces of lobster tossed on greens with some green beans, and the steak filet is awfully small, though perfectly cooked.

— Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of awfully

Adverb

Having a conversation with Gold House founder Bing Chen isn’t terribly dissimilar from taking an amphetamine.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
Along with its terribly cool clientele, Area became known for its décor and lavish installations, whose theme changed every six weeks.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026

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