| 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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