| ahead | (adverb) at or in the front | Synonyms: before, in front |
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| (adverb) ahead of time; in anticipation | Synonyms: beforehand, in advance |
| (adverb) in a forward direction | Synonyms: forrader, forward, forwards, onward, onwards |
| (adverb) leading or ahead in a competition | Synonyms: in the lead, out front |
| (adverb) to a different or a more advanced time (meaning advanced either toward the present or toward the future) | - |
| (adverb) to a more advanced or advantageous position | - |
| (adverb) toward the future; forward in time | Synonyms: forward |
| already | (adverb) prior to a specified or implied time | - |
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| breadthways | (adverb) in the direction of the breadth | Synonyms: breadthwise, broadwise |
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| breadthwise | (adverb) in the direction of the breadth | Synonyms: breadthways, broadwise |
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| dead | (adverb) completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers | Synonyms: absolutely, perfectly, utterly |
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| (adverb) quickly and without warning; happening unexpectedly; on impulse; without premeditation | Synonyms: abruptly, all of a sudden, of a sudden, on the spur of the moment, short, suddenly |
| deadly | (adverb) (used as intensives) excessively | Synonyms: deucedly, devilishly, insanely, madly |
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| (adverb) as if dead | Synonyms: lifelessly |
| deadpan | (adverb) without betraying any feeling | - |
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| dreadfully | (adverb) of a dreadful kind | Synonyms: awfully, horribly |
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| (adverb) in a dreadful manner | Synonyms: dismally |
| headfirst | (adverb) with the head before the body | Synonyms: headlong |
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| headlong | (adverb) with the head before the body | Synonyms: headfirst |
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| (adverb) in a hasty and foolhardy manner | Synonyms: rashly |
| (adverb) at breakneck speed | Synonyms: precipitately |
| instead | (adverb) in place of, or as an alternative to | Synonyms: alternatively, or else |
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| (adverb) on the contrary | Synonyms: rather |
| misleadingly | (adverb) in a misleading way | Synonyms: deceivingly, deceptively |
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| overhead | (adverb) above the head; over the head | - |
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| (adverb) above your head; in the sky | - |
| pleadingly | (adverb) in a beseeching manner | Synonyms: beseechingly, entreatingly, imploringly, importunately |
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| readably | (adverb) in a legible manner | Synonyms: decipherably, legibly |
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| readily | (adverb) without much difficulty | - |
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| (adverb) in a punctual manner | Synonyms: promptly, pronto |
| steadfastly | (adverb) with resolute determination | Synonyms: firm, firmly, unwaveringly |
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| steadily | (adverb) in a steady manner | Synonyms: steady |
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| (adverb) at a steady rate or pace | - |
| steady | (adverb) in a steady manner | Synonyms: steadily |
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| unreadably | (adverb) in an illegible manner | Synonyms: illegibly, undecipherably |
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| unsteadily | (adverb) in an unsteady manner | Synonyms: falteringly, uncertainly |
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| wrongheadedly | (adverb) in a wrongheaded manner | - |
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