worryingly
In concerning fashion
Worryingly indicates that something causes concern or anxiety: Worryingly, the test results came back abnormal.
The word often introduces a statement about troubling developments: Worryingly few students passed the exam.
It can also modify adjectives: The situation is worryingly similar to what happened last time.
In a worrying manner
- disturbinglyIn an unsettling manner
- concerninglyIn a worrying manner
- troublinglyIn a worrying manner
- disconcertinglyIn an upsetting manner
unsettlingly · disquietingly · frighteningly · scarily · chillingly · ominously · threateningly · menacingly
In hazardous manner
- seriouslyWith sincere intent
- gravelyIn serious manner
- severelyIn a harsh manner
- criticallyWith serious judgment
perilously · drastically · acutely · alarmingly · hazardously · precariously · ominously · direly
In a worried manner
- nervouslyIn an anxious manner
- apprehensivelyWith fearful expectation
- fearfullyIn a scared way
- fretfullyIn a worried manner
uneasily · restlessly · tensely · edgily · agitatedly · stressfully · frantically · tremulously
alarmingly
In a worrying manner
- disturbinglyIn an unsettling manner
- concerninglyIn a worrying manner
- troublinglyIn a worrying manner
disconcertingly · unsettlingly · disquietingly · frighteningly · scarily · chillingly · ominously · threateningly · menacingly · forebodingly
dangerously
In hazardous manner
critically · perilously · drastically · acutely · alarmingly · hazardously · precariously · ominously · direly · urgently
anxiously
In a worried manner
- nervouslyIn an anxious manner
- apprehensivelyWith fearful expectation
- fearfullyIn a scared way
fretfully · uneasily · restlessly · tensely · edgily · agitatedly · stressfully · frantically · tremulously · shakily
worryinglyreassuringly
In confidence-restoring fashion
comfortingly · encouragingly · hearteningly · promisingly · hopefully
worryinglylightheartedly
In carefree fashion
cheerfully · playfully · breezily · jauntily · amusingly