disturbingly
In troubling fashion
Disturbingly intensifies something that causes unease or alarm: The results were disturbingly similar to what we'd feared.
It often precedes adjectives to suggest something unsettling about a quality: disturbingly quiet, disturbingly accurate.
The word signals that what follows should trouble the listener.
In terror-inducing manner
- shockinglyIn a startling manner
- worryinglyIn a concerning manner
- terrifyinglyIn fear-inducing manner
- dangerouslyIn hazardous manner
threateningly · ominously · startlingly · jarringly · strikingly · unnervingly · disconcertingly · distressingly
Disturbingly strange
- eerieDisturbingly strange
- uncannyEerily beyond normal
- unnervingCausing loss of composure
- disquietingCausing unease or worry
haunting · chilling · sinister · macabre · spooky · surreal · bizarre · grotesque
In unclear manner
- bafflinglyIn confusing manner
- bewilderinglyIn a puzzling manner
- puzzlinglyIn confusing manner
- inexplicablyBeyond rational understanding
strangely · oddly · curiously · mysteriously · anomalously · incongruously · contradictorily · paradoxically
frighteningly
In terror-inducing manner
- shockinglyIn a startling manner
- worryinglyIn a concerning manner
- terrifyinglyIn fear-inducing manner
dangerously · threateningly · ominously · startlingly · jarringly · strikingly · unnervingly · disconcertingly · distressingly · appallingly
creepy
Disturbingly strange
disquieting · haunting · chilling · sinister · macabre · spooky · surreal · bizarre · grotesque · weird
confusingly
In unclear manner
- bafflinglyIn confusing manner
- bewilderinglyIn a puzzling manner
- puzzlinglyIn confusing manner
inexplicably · strangely · oddly · curiously · mysteriously · anomalously · incongruously · contradictorily · paradoxically · incomprehensibly
- intensifier adverbssurprisingly, amazingly, incredibly, unbelievably, remarkably
disturbinglyreassuringly
In confidence-restoring fashion
comfortingly · soothingly · peacefully · tranquilly · serenely
disturbinglyunremarkably
In an ordinary manner
ordinarily · predictably · unsurprisingly · normally · benignly
- disturbing the peaceCriminal public disruption