disconcertingly
In unnerving fashion
Disconcertingly describes something done in a way that unsettles or disturbs: The room fell disconcertingly silent.
It often signals that something feels wrong or unexpected: She was disconcertingly calm about the news.
The word suggests mild alarm—not shock, but enough to throw you off balance.
Causing loss of composure
- disturbingCausing mental unease
- disquietingCausing unease or worry
- troublingCausing unease or concern
- eerieDisturbingly strange
creepy · uncanny · off-putting · jarring · perturbing · chilling · ominous · sinister
In a clumsy manner
- uneasilyIn a worried manner
- uncomfortablyIn a discomfiting manner
- embarrassinglyIn a mortifying manner
- flusteringCausing nervous confusion
discomfiting · self-consciously · nervously · squeamishly · cringingly · tensely · apprehensively · anxiously
Without prior indication
- shockinglyIn a startling manner
- startlinglyIn surprising manner
- astonishinglyIn a stunning manner
- remarkablyTo an unusual degree
stunningly · jarringly · abruptly · suddenly · bewilderingly · bafflingly · confoundingly · perplexingly
unnerving
Causing loss of composure
- disturbingCausing mental unease
- disquietingCausing unease or worry
- troublingCausing unease or concern
eerie · creepy · uncanny · off-putting · jarring · perturbing · chilling · ominous · sinister · weird
awkwardly
In a clumsy manner
- uneasilyIn a worried manner
- uncomfortablyIn a discomfiting manner
- embarrassinglyIn a mortifying manner
flustering · discomfiting · self-consciously · nervously · squeamishly · cringingly · tensely · apprehensively · anxiously · worryingly
unexpectedly
Without prior indication
- shockinglyIn a startling manner
- startlinglyIn surprising manner
- astonishinglyIn a stunning manner
remarkably · stunningly · jarringly · abruptly · suddenly · bewilderingly · bafflingly · confoundingly · perplexingly · puzzlingly
disconcertinglyreassuringly
In confidence-restoring fashion
comfortingly · soothingly · hearteningly · encouragingly · consolingly
disconcertinglyunsurprisingly
As was foreseen
predictably · expectedly · familiarly · ordinarily · normally