NERVOUSLY Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

nervously

adverb

Definition of nervously

as in anxiously

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Recent Examples of nervously Mississippi voters nervously await the result of nail-biter Senate race. — Josephine Murphy, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026 And when DeVaux sits alongside Lynch to talk horses, a woman nervously approaches their table to ask for a picture – of the horse trainer, not the former Super Bowl-winning, five-time Pro Bowl running back. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026 City officials nervously tracked news coverage of the data-center backlash across Ohio and beyond, according to emails obtained by TIME. — Naomi Nix, Time, 29 Oct. 2026 Entering the building is not unlike being back at university — the food hall is bustling, people nervously hug one another, and the sound of a live band rehearsing floats through the walls. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2026 Trent Redden nervously said on media day, the team works well with its back against the wall. — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 On a humid morning in June, Ramadan Elmoudi nervously watched grid current flow into a machine his colleagues had spent years building and kept his expectations low. — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 In this video, the players are awash in red light and quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce pace nervously. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026 Shares of CoreWeave slid nearly 12% on Friday and dropped roughly 24% this week as investors nervously eye its mounting debt. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nervously

Adverb

The young magicians hold hands, waiting anxiously as the results are announced.

— Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
Waiting anxiously on the edge of your seat for GTA VI to finally hit your PC?

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of anxiously

Adverb

Some believe that Barack Obama acted too timidly when Republicans refused to co-sign a letter warning of Russian interference in that campaign.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Around me, hands reach up timidly and then with more confidence, and then they are accompanied by applause that drifts from one side of the room to the other and back.

— Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of timidly

Adverb

Tristan, in the middle of putting down new wood shavings, looked at me shyly through the dust clouds.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
At one moment, the young prince glances down with his doe eyes before looking shyly off to the side at his mom and breaking out into a giggle.

— Christina Perrier, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026