| aback | (adverb) by surprise | - |
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| (adverb) having the wind against the forward side of the sails | - |
| abaft | (adverb) at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane | Synonyms: aft, astern |
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| abaxially | (adverb) in an abaxial manner | - |
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| abeam | (adverb) at right angles to the length of a ship or airplane | - |
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| abed | (adverb) in bed | - |
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| abjectly | (adverb) in a hopeless resigned manner | Synonyms: resignedly |
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| ably | (adverb) with competence; in a competent capable manner | Synonyms: aptly, capably, competently |
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| abnormally | (adverb) in an abnormal manner | - |
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| aboard | (adverb) on first or second or third base | - |
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| (adverb) on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle | Synonyms: on board |
| (adverb) part of a group | - |
| (adverb) side by side | Synonyms: alongside |
| abominably | (adverb) in a terrible manner | Synonyms: abysmally, atrociously, awfully, rottenly, terribly |
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| (adverb) in an offensive and hateful manner | Synonyms: detestably, odiously, repulsively |
| aborad | (adverb) away from the mouth or oral region | - |
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| abortively | (adverb) in an unfruitful manner | - |
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| about | (adverb) (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct | Synonyms: approximately, around, close to, just about, more or less, or so, roughly, some |
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| (adverb) in the area or vicinity | Synonyms: around |
| (adverb) in or to a reversed position or direction | Synonyms: around |
| (adverb) in rotation or succession | - |
| (adverb) used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction | Synonyms: around |
| (adverb) (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but | Synonyms: almost, most, near, nearly, nigh, virtually, well-nigh |
| (adverb) all around or on all sides | Synonyms: around |
| above | (adverb) (in writing) at an earlier place | Synonyms: supra |
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| (adverb) in or to a place that is higher | Synonyms: higher up, in a higher place, to a higher place |
| aboveboard | (adverb) in an honest manner | Synonyms: honestly |
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| abreast | (adverb) alongside each other, facing in the same direction | - |
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| abroad | (adverb) to or in a foreign country | - |
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| (adverb) in a place across an ocean | Synonyms: overseas |
| (adverb) far away from home or one's usual surroundings | Synonyms: afield |
| abruptly | (adverb) quickly and without warning; happening unexpectedly; on impulse; without premeditation | Synonyms: all of a sudden, dead, of a sudden, on the spur of the moment, short, suddenly |
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| absently | (adverb) in an absentminded or preoccupied manner | Synonyms: absentmindedly, abstractedly, inattentively |
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| absentmindedly | (adverb) in an absentminded or preoccupied manner | Synonyms: absently, abstractedly, inattentively |
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| absolutely | (adverb) completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers | Synonyms: dead, perfectly, utterly |
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| (adverb) totally and definitely; without question | - |
| abstemiously | (adverb) in a sparing manner; without overindulgence | Synonyms: temperately |
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| abstractedly | (adverb) in an absentminded or preoccupied manner | Synonyms: absently, absentmindedly, inattentively |
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| abstractly | (adverb) in abstract terms | - |
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| abstrusely | (adverb) in a manner difficult to understand | - |
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| absurdly | (adverb) in an absurd manner or to an absurd degree | - |
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| abundantly | (adverb) in an abundant manner | Synonyms: copiously, extravagantly, profusely |
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| abusively | (adverb) in an abusive manner | - |
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| abysmally | (adverb) in a terrible manner | Synonyms: abominably, atrociously, awfully, rottenly, terribly |
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| acceptably | (adverb) in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner | Synonyms: so-so, tolerably |
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| admirably | (adverb) in an admirable manner | Synonyms: commendable, laudably, praiseworthily |
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| adorably | (adverb) in an adorable manner | Synonyms: endearingly |
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| adverbially | (adverb) as an adverb | - |
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| affably | (adverb) in an affable manner | Synonyms: amiably, genially |
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| agreeably | (adverb) in an enjoyable manner | Synonyms: enjoyably, pleasantly |
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| ahorseback | (adverb) on the back of a horse | Synonyms: ahorse, horseback |
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| akimbo | (adverb) with hands on hips and elbows extending outward | - |
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| algebraically | (adverb) in an algebraic manner | - |
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| allowably | (adverb) in a permissible manner | Synonyms: permissibly |
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| alphabetically | (adverb) in alphabetical order | - |
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| ambiguously | (adverb) in an ambiguous manner | Synonyms: equivocally |
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| ambitiously | (adverb) with ambition; in an ambitious and energetic manner | Synonyms: determinedly |
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| amiably | (adverb) in an affable manner | Synonyms: affably, genially |
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| amicably | (adverb) in an amicable manner | - |
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| appreciably | (adverb) to a noticeable degree | - |
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| arbitrarily | (adverb) in a random manner | Synonyms: at random, every which way, haphazardly, indiscriminately, randomly, willy-nilly |
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| arguably | (adverb) as can be shown by argument | - |
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| attributively | (adverb) in an attributive manner | - |
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| audibly | (adverb) in an audible manner | - |
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| back | (adverb) at or to or toward the back or rear | Synonyms: backward, backwards, rearward, rearwards |
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| (adverb) in or to or toward a past time | Synonyms: backward |
| (adverb) in repayment or retaliation | - |
| (adverb) in or to or toward a former location | - |
| (adverb) in or to or toward an original condition | - |
| (adverb) in reply | - |
| backstage | (adverb) in or to a backstage area of a theater | - |
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| (adverb) out of view of the public; behind the scenes | - |
| backward | (adverb) in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal | Synonyms: backwards |
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| (adverb) in or to or toward a past time | Synonyms: back |
| (adverb) at or to or toward the back or rear | Synonyms: back, backwards, rearward, rearwards |
| backwards | (adverb) in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal | Synonyms: backward |
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| (adverb) at or to or toward the back or rear | Synonyms: back, backward, rearward, rearwards |
| bacterially | (adverb) by bacteria | - |
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| bad | (adverb) very much; strongly | Synonyms: badly |
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| (adverb) with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly') | Synonyms: badly |
| badly | (adverb) (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well | Synonyms: ill, poorly |
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| (adverb) to a severe or serious degree | Synonyms: gravely, seriously, severely |
| (adverb) very much; strongly | Synonyms: bad |
| (adverb) with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly') | Synonyms: bad |
| (adverb) in a disobedient or naughty way | Synonyms: mischievously, naughtily |
| (adverb) evilly or wickedly | - |
| (adverb) unfavorably or with disapproval | Synonyms: ill |
| (adverb) with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display | - |
| (adverb) in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage | Synonyms: disadvantageously |
| (adverb) without skill or in a displeasing manner | - |
| baldly | (adverb) in a bald manner | - |
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| balefully | (adverb) in a baleful manner | - |
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| balmily | (adverb) in a mildly insane manner | Synonyms: daftly, dottily, nuttily, wackily |
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| banefully | (adverb) in a noxiously baneful way | Synonyms: perniciously |
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| bang | (adverb) directly | Synonyms: bolt, slap, slapdash, smack |
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| bannerlike | (adverb) like a banner | - |
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| banteringly | (adverb) in a bantering fashion | Synonyms: tongue-in-cheek |
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| barbarously | (adverb) in a barbarous manner | - |
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| bareback | (adverb) without a saddle | Synonyms: barebacked |
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| barebacked | (adverb) without a saddle | Synonyms: bareback |
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| barefacedly | (adverb) without shame | Synonyms: shamelessly, unashamedly |
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| barefoot | (adverb) without shoes on | Synonyms: barefooted |
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| barefooted | (adverb) without shoes on | Synonyms: barefoot |
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| barely | (adverb) only a very short time before | Synonyms: hardly, just, scarce, scarcely |
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| (adverb) almost not | Synonyms: hardly, scarce, scarcely |
| (adverb) by a little | Synonyms: just |
| basely | (adverb) in a despicable, ignoble manner | Synonyms: meanly, scurvily |
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| bashfully | (adverb) in a shy or timid or bashful manner | Synonyms: shyly, timidly |
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| basically | (adverb) in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature | Synonyms: essentially, fundamentally |
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| bawdily | (adverb) in a bawdy manner | - |
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| beastly | (adverb) in a beastly manner | - |
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| beautifully | (adverb) in a beautiful manner | Synonyms: attractively |
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| becomingly | (adverb) in a becoming manner | - |
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| befittingly | (adverb) in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances | Synonyms: appropriately, duly, fitly, fittingly, properly, suitably |
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| before | (adverb) at or in the front | Synonyms: ahead, in front |
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| (adverb) earlier in time; previously | Synonyms: earlier |
| beforehand | (adverb) ahead of time; in anticipation | Synonyms: ahead, in advance |
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| behind | (adverb) in or to or toward the rear | - |
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| (adverb) remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from | - |
| (adverb) in debt | Synonyms: behindhand, in arrears |
| (adverb) in or into an inferior position | - |
| (adverb) showing a time that is earlier than the actual time | Synonyms: slow |
| behindhand | (adverb) in debt | Synonyms: behind, in arrears |
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| belatedly | (adverb) later than usual or than expected | Synonyms: late, tardily |
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| believably | (adverb) in a believable manner | - |
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| (adverb) easy to believe on the basis of available evidence | Synonyms: credibly, plausibly, probably |
| believingly | (adverb) in a credulous manner | Synonyms: credulously |
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| belike | (adverb) with considerable certainty; without much doubt | Synonyms: in all likelihood, in all probability, likely, probably |
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| belligerently | (adverb) with hostility; in a belligerent hostile manner | Synonyms: hostilely |
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| below | (adverb) (in writing) at a later place | Synonyms: infra |
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| (adverb) in or to a place that is lower | Synonyms: at a lower place, beneath, to a lower place |
| (adverb) further down | Synonyms: under |
| (adverb) on a floor below | Synonyms: down the stairs, downstairs, on a lower floor |
| beneath | (adverb) in or to a place that is lower | Synonyms: at a lower place, below, to a lower place |
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| beneficially | (adverb) in a beneficial manner | - |
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| benevolently | (adverb) in a benevolent manner | - |
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| benignantly | (adverb) in a benign manner | Synonyms: benignly |
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| benignly | (adverb) in a benign manner | Synonyms: benignantly |
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| beseechingly | (adverb) in a beseeching manner | Synonyms: entreatingly, imploringly, importunately, pleadingly |
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| besides | (adverb) making an additional point; anyway | Synonyms: in any case |
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| (adverb) in addition | Synonyms: also, as well, likewise, too |
| best | (adverb) it would be sensible | - |
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| (adverb) in a most excellent way or manner | - |
| (adverb) from a position of superiority or authority | Synonyms: better |
| bestially | (adverb) in the manner of a beast | Synonyms: brutishly, in a beastly manner |
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| betimes | (adverb) in good time | Synonyms: early |
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| better | (adverb) comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc. | - |
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| (adverb) from a position of superiority or authority | Synonyms: best |
| between | (adverb) in between | Synonyms: 'tween |
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| (adverb) in the interval | Synonyms: betwixt |