Synonyms for Distressingly:
adv
•hard (adverb)agonizingly, gruelingly.
•painfully (adverb)
excruciatingly, grievously, oppressively, severely, gnawingly, cruelly, miserably, witheringly, bitingly, torturously, unpleasantly, unbearably, troublesomely, aggravatingly, disagreeably, arduously, stingingly, sorely, annoyingly, piercingly, distressfully, achingly, agonizingly, uncomfortably, smartingly, odiously, gruelingly, horrendously, irritatingly, Insufferably, bitterly, hurtfully, irksomely, woefully, tormentingly, painfully, tryingly, offensively, acutely.
•seriously (adverb)
grievously.
adv.
•all (adverb)painfully.
•deeply (adverb)
acutely, severely.
•hard (adverb)
arduously, agonizingly, gruelingly, painfully.
•painfully (adverb)
excruciatingly, grievously, oppressively, severely, gnawingly, cruelly, miserably, witheringly, bitingly, torturously, unpleasantly, unbearably, troublesomely, aggravatingly, disagreeably, arduously, stingingly, sorely, annoyingly, piercingly, distressfully, achingly, agonizingly, uncomfortably, smartingly, odiously, gruelingly, horrendously, irritatingly, Insufferably, bitterly, hurtfully, irksomely, woefully, tormentingly, painfully, tryingly, offensively, acutely.
•seriously (adverb)
grievously, sorely.
Other synonyms:
•n.
agonizingly, bitterly, cruelly, distressfully, excruciatingly, grievously, miserably, painfully, sorely, torturously, unbearably, woefully.
Usage examples for distressingly
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My distressingly empty pockets acted in a far too depressing way upon me, and I had not even the courage to scrutinize her sharply as I passed her by. – Hunger by Knut Hamsun
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I wished heartily that some one would steal my horse, but every one seemed to be most distressingly anxious to keep as far away from him as possible. – Godfrey Marten, Undergraduate by Charles Turley
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At this Ayling's Number One, who was carrying a machine- gun tripod weighing forty- eight pounds, said something- something distressingly audible- and groaned deeply. – The First Hundred Thousand by Ian Hay