NERVOUSLY Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

nervously

adverb

Definition of nervously

as in anxiously

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Recent Examples of nervously Rebecca stood up nervously, her eyes taking him in with diagnostic intensity. — Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026 Some of the men in the room could be seen glancing nervously at their dates. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 The video for the title track sees Grande nervously walking past one as her character, aspiring actress Pepper, is on the way to audition for a bunch of ghoulish men. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026 On a cold winter day in January 2014, Mark Tatum sat nervously at NBA headquarters in New York. — Jabari Young, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 One kept moving, dancing nervously from foot to foot, pacing back and forth to the corner. — Eric Boodman, STAT, 31 July 2026 The audience giggled nervously as their seats rocked and rolled during the tense chase scene, and whenever the dinosaur went in for an attack, a squirt of water shot out from behind each audience member’s seat. — Matt Minton, Variety, 19 July 2026 After all the buildup, Rafter started nervously and was broken in his first service game. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 12 July 2026 The morning after the shooting, Twiggs said Robinson returned to their apartment and started nervously pacing. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nervously

Adverb

Brave Irene wrestles the dress and rides the box downhill like a sled in order to reach the duchess, who is anxiously waiting for her gown.

— Liz Rosenberg, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026
Instead of anxiously texting every hour or laying on a guilt trip, try finding a consistent time to check in every week.

— Joy Harden Bradford, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of anxiously

Adverb

At one moment, the young prince glances down with his doe eyes before looking shyly off to the side at his mom and breaking out into a giggle.

— Christina Perrier, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026
Burke entered the packed courtroom with shackles around his waist and, for a brief moment, seemed to smile shyly at the room.

— Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 22 July 2026