PERTURBINGLY Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

perturbingly

adverb

as in disturbingly

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Through its complex depiction of a bloodthirsty mob, M explores the disturbingly violent tendencies inherent in human nature.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026
Dreams are one of the central organizing principles in a book that takes much of its power from how disturbingly unmoored the narrative is.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of disturbingly

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In the span of less than a week this July, surgeons at a Southern California hospital raced to save the lives of two women suffering from alarmingly similar brain hemorrhages.

— Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Rolling hills gave way to craggy cliffs, while the road meandered almost alarmingly close to the choppy sea.

— Lucy Bruton, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of alarmingly

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And the book bearing his name is no ancient tome but a slim, spare novel set in an unsettlingly familiar landscape.

— Colin Dwyer, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
The Marriage Bed by Tommy Hays After a heated argument with his wife Betsy, Asheville, North Carolina, poetry professor Asa Flowers spends his first night apart from her in decades, only to wake to a world quietly and unsettlingly changed.

— Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 19 June 2026

Definition of unsettlingly

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High-level players will basically always be in a drift—even during straightaways—to seize every opportunity to boost, just like people who were disgustingly good at Mario Kart DS back in the day.

— Adam Ismail, The Drive, 29 Apr. 2026
The next morning, Park awakes hung over before disgustingly scoffing down a handful of salmon off a caterer's serving tray.

— Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026

Definition of disgustingly

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The movie’s strongest sequences provide the all-too-rare sensation of truly not being able to believe your eyes, as the film’s most fantastical elements feel distressingly real.

— Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
The event was halted after an hour due to fears about her safety, which distressingly encapsulates a tension that the trans Mayan artist has navigated for years.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026

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