List of adverbs

List of 100 Adverbs

This list of 100 adverbs can also be useful when understanding what an adverb is and how to identify one:

1. Accidentally- I accidentally break
2. Always- I always go
3. Angrily- I angrily shout
4. Anxiously- I anxiously await
5. Awkwardly- I awkwardly jump
6. Badly- I badly want
7. Blindly
8. Boastfully
9. Boldly- I boldly go
10. Bravely- I bravely lead
11. Brightly
12. Cheerfully
13. Coyly
14. Crazily
15. Defiantly
16. Deftly- I deftly maneuver
17. Deliberately
18. Devotedly- I devotedly call
19. Doubtfully
20. Dramatically- I dramatically sigh
21. Dutifully- I dutifully attend
22. Eagerly
23. Elegantly
24. Enormously
25. Evenly
26. Eventually- - I’ll eventually come
27. Exactly
28. Faithfully
29. Finally
30. Foolishly- I foolishly charged
31. Fortunately- I fortunately received
32. Frantically- I frantically looked
33. Frequently- I frequently stay
34. Gleefully
35. Gracefully
36. Happily
37. Hastily
38. Honestly
39. Hopelessly- I hopelessly wait
40. Hourly
41. Hungrily- I hungrily ate
42. Innocently
43. Inquisitively
44. Irritably
45. Jealously
46. Justly- I justly deserved
47. Kindly- The kindly old man
48. Lazily
49. Loosely- The loosely tied knot
50. Madly
51. Merrily
52. Mortally- I mortally wounded
53. Mysteriously- The mysteriously absent stranger
54. Nervously
55. Never- I never whisper
56. Obediently
57. Obnoxiously- The obnoxiously loud phone
58. Occasionally- I occasionally giggle
59. Often- I often smile
60. Only- The only white dog
61. Perfectly
62. Politely
63. Poorly
64. Powerfully
65. Promptly- He promptly arrived
66. Quickly- I quickly run
67. Rapidly- I rapidly fall
68. Rarely- I rarely yell
69. Really- The really pretty house
70. Regularly- Your regularly scheduled program
71. Rudely- I rudely shouted
72. Safely
73. Seldom- I seldom cry
74. Selfishly
75. Seriously- The seriously early boy
76. Shakily
77. Sharply
78. Silently
79. Slowly- I slowly walk
80. Solemnly
81. Sometimes- I sometimes frown
82. Speedily- I speedily deliver
83. Steadily- I steadily stride
84. Sternly- I sternly scolded
85. Technically
86. Tediously
87. Tenderly
88. Terrifically
89. Tightly- The tightly wound thread
90. Totally
91. Tremendously
92. Unexpectedly- I unexpectedly arrived
93. Usually- I usually leave
94. Victoriously
95. Vivaciously
96. Warmly
97. Wearily
98. Weekly
99. Wildly
100. Yearly

What Is an Adverb

An adverb adds to a verb. In other words, an adverb describes, modifies or provides more information about a verb in a sentence. So, if you said "I am going to quickly run to the store," the adverb in that sentence (quickly) would be modifying the verb run.

Adverbs can be confused with adjectives, which also modify things. However, adjectives modify nouns and pronouns. If you said "I have a nice dog," dog is the noun which is being modified by the adjective nice. On the other hand, if you said that "My dog behaves nicely," behaves would be the adverb modifying the verb.

In addition to verbs, adverbs also modify adjectives and other adverbs. So, when you say "I have the most beautiful dog," the dog is the noun, beautiful is the adjective describing the noun, and most is the adverb describing beautiful.

Identifying Adverbs

In case you haven’t figured it out by now, there is a trend when it comes to identifying adverbs. Many, but not all adverbs, end in the letters “ly.” Luckily, this little trick makes it relatively easy to identify adverbs in sentences. However, this is not always the case, as some frequency adverbs, such as always, often, sometimes, seldom, and never, do not follow this rule. Still, it can be a good tip to help you along the way.