neurotically
With excessive worry
In a manner characterized by excessive anxiety, obsessiveness, or irrational worry.
Someone who neurotically checks the locks five times before bed is driven by persistent unease rather than logic.
The word often carries a note of self-awareness or mild judgment: I'm neurotically organized about my files.
It suggests behavior that the person themselves might recognize as excessive.
With unhealthy fixation
- ritualisticallyIn a rite-like manner
- repetitivelyIn a recurring manner
- habituallyAs regular practice
- fixatedObsessively attached or focused
uncontrollably · persistently · involuntarily · ruminatively · overthinking · preoccupied · intrusive · unrelenting
Beyond logical limits
- illogicallyContrary to valid reasoning
- paranoidUnreasonably suspicious of others
- delusionallyWith unfounded fixed belief
- groundlesslyWithout factual support
baselessly · unfoundedly · erratically · disproportionately · catastrophizing · overreacting · exaggeratedly · hysterically
In an anxious manner
- fearfullyIn a scared way
- worriedlyIn an anxious manner
- apprehensivelyWith fearful expectation
- fretfullyIn a worried manner
uneasily · insecurely · jittery · edgily · panicky · restlessly · tensely · agitated
With extreme care
- fastidiouslyWith extreme carefulness
- fussilyWith excessive concern
- nitpickingExcessive focus on trivialities
- exactinglyWith strict standards
precisely · overcontrolled · rigidly · methodically · orderly · systematically · scrupulously · punctiliously
obsessively
With unhealthy fixation
- ritualisticallyIn a rite-like manner
- repetitivelyIn a recurring manner
- habituallyAs regular practice
fixated · uncontrollably · persistently · involuntarily · ruminatively · overthinking · preoccupied · intrusive · unrelenting · consumed
unreasonably
Beyond logical limits
- illogicallyContrary to valid reasoning
- paranoidUnreasonably suspicious of others
- delusionallyWith unfounded fixed belief
groundlessly · baselessly · unfoundedly · erratically · disproportionately · catastrophizing · overreacting · exaggeratedly · hysterically · melodramatically
nervously
In an anxious manner
- fearfullyIn a scared way
- worriedlyIn an anxious manner
- apprehensivelyWith fearful expectation
fretfully · uneasily · insecurely · jittery · edgily · panicky · restlessly · tensely · agitated · distressed
meticulously
With extreme care
- fastidiouslyWith extreme carefulness
- fussilyWith excessive concern
- nitpickingExcessive focus on trivialities
exactingly · precisely · overcontrolled · rigidly · methodically · orderly · systematically · scrupulously · punctiliously · painstakingly
neuroticallycalmly
In a tranquil manner
serenely · tranquilly · peacefully · composedly · placidly
neuroticallyrationally
In a logical manner
sanely · reasonably · sensibly · logically · soberly
neuroticallynonchalantly
With studied indifference
casually · unconcernedly · insouciantly · relaxedly · laid-back
neurotic, neurosis, neural, neuron, neurology, neurological, neuronal, neurologist, neuropathy