alarmingly
In troubling fashion
Alarmingly describes something happening in a way that causes alarm or concern.
It typically modifies adjectives or verbs to signal that a situation has reached a worrying degree: alarmingly high blood pressure, The fire spread alarmingly fast.
The word implies the speaker finds the extent surprising or troubling.
In a startling manner
- startlinglyIn surprising manner
- frighteninglyIn terror-inducing manner
- disturbinglyIn an unsettling manner
- worryinglyIn a concerning manner
distressingly · disconcertingly · unsettlingly · terrifyingly · appallingly · dreadfully · horrendously · scarily
To an intense degree
- dangerouslyIn hazardous manner
- criticallyWith serious judgment
- severelyIn a harsh manner
- acutelyWith sharp intensity
gravely · seriously · desperately · perilously · precariously · excessively · disproportionately · inordinately
Speedy, or skip eating
- quicklyAt high speed
- swiftlyAt great speed
- rapidlyAt high velocity
- precipitouslyExtremely steeply or hastily
suddenly · abruptly · unexpectedly · exponentially · dramatically · steeply · sharply · meteoric
shockingly
In a startling manner
- startlinglyIn surprising manner
- frighteninglyIn terror-inducing manner
- disturbinglyIn an unsettling manner
worryingly · distressingly · disconcertingly · unsettlingly · terrifyingly · appallingly · dreadfully · horrendously · scarily · chillingly
extremely
To an intense degree
- dangerouslyIn hazardous manner
- criticallyWith serious judgment
- severelyIn a harsh manner
acutely · gravely · seriously · desperately · perilously · precariously · excessively · disproportionately · inordinately · remarkably
fast
Speedy, or skip eating
precipitously · suddenly · abruptly · unexpectedly · exponentially · dramatically · steeply · sharply · meteoric · accelerating
- intensifier adverbssurprisingly, amazingly, incredibly, unbelievably, remarkably
alarminglyreassuringly
In confidence-restoring fashion
comfortingly · soothingly · encouragingly · consolingly · hearteningly
alarminglyreassuringly
In confidence-restoring fashion
safely · harmlessly · benignly · innocuously · acceptably