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perturbingly

adverb

as in disturbingly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perturbingly
  1. disturbingly
  2. alarmingly
  3. unsettlingly
  4. traumatically
  5. disgustingly
  6. distressingly
  7. terribly
  8. annoyingly
Adverb
  • With Bryce Young as their starting quarterback the past three seasons, the Panthers have been disturbingly consistent in their Week 1 deficiencies, losing 26-10, 47-10 and 24-10.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2026
  • As Cuba’s hot summer nears its end with no sign of regime change on the communist-run island, Cubans continue to suffer miserable living conditions as the country’s humanitarian crisis gets disturbingly worse.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of disturbingly
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  • It’s been commonly accepted that American corporations and individuals pay for young associates with prestigious credentials an alarmingly high billable hour to complete non-legal tasks.
    — Logan Brown, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • United were alarmingly impotent in a way which, even now, is strange to see and damaging for a head coach’s reputation.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of alarmingly
Adverb
  • After a brief stay in a very creepy hospital (unsettlingly empty) Hal and John reunite.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of unsettlingly
Adverb
  • Hopefully just not as traumatically — although Holly’s already had a slightly traumatic childhood.
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of traumatically
Adverb
  • 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
Adverb
  • 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
Adverb
  • Fortunately, if no less terribly, there is more to the story, and many of the most compelling scenes have little or nothing to do with Michael.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
  • This is not at all to suggest Tove Lo has become terribly sensible, though.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of terribly
Adverb
  • Pivots into a black-and-white Brazilian telenovela, which Camilo tunes into nightly while on baby duty, feed into the film’s nesting-doll narrative on paper, but in practice make for annoyingly gratuitous flourishes.
    — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Though The Visitors has been praised widely, it’s been hosanna’d in too annoyingly presentist terms.
    — Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of annoyingly
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“Perturbingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perturbingly. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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