All 100 Adverbs
Adverbs are words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. They provide additional information about how, when, where, or to what extent something happens.
Here is a list of 100 adverbs, categorized by their function:
Manner
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How something happens
- accurately, adequately, amazingly, angrily, anxiously, badly, beautifully, boldly, bravely, briskly, carefully, cautiously, cheerfully, clearly, cleverly, coldly, comfortably, confidently, correctly, cruelly, curiously, dangerously, delightedly, desperately, diligently, dreamily, easily, eagerly, elegantly, enthusiastically, excitedly, faithfully, fast, fiercely, foolishly, fortunately, frantically, freely, frightenedly, fully, generously, gently, gladly, gracefully, gratefully, happily, hastily, healthily, heavily, honestly, hopelessly, humbly, hurriedly, ill, immediately, importantly, impatiently, incompetently, intensely, jealously, joyfully, justly, kindly, lazily, loudly, lovingly, madly, merrily, miserably, nervously, nicely, noisily, obediently, perfectly, politely, poorly, powerfully, proudly, quickly, quietly, rapidly, reluctantly, roughly, sadly, safely, seriously, slowly, smoothly, softly, speedily, strongly, successfully, suddenly, sweetly, tenderly, thoughtfully, tightly, tiredly, truly, unhappily, unwillingly, violently, warmly, weakly, well, wildly, wisely, wonderfully, wrongly
Time
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When something happens
- again, already, always, before, currently, daily, early, eventually, finally, frequently, immediately, later, never, now, occasionally, often, rarely, recently, seldom, shortly, soon, still, then, today, tomorrow, usually, weekly, yesterday
Place
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Where something happens
- above, below, down, everywhere, here, inside, near, outside, there, wherever
Degree
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To what extent something happens
- almost, completely, entirely, extremely, fully, greatly, highly, incredibly, just, partly, pretty, quite, rather, really, slightly, somewhat, too, very
Affirmation & Negation
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Confirming or denying something
- certainly, definitely, indeed, no, not, surely, yes
Other
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Other types of adverbs
- actually, apparently, basically, clearly, consequently, fortunately, generally, hopefully, however, incidentally, in fact, maybe, perhaps, possibly, probably, simply, sure, therefore, unfortunately
This list provides a good starting point for understanding and using adverbs effectively. Keep in mind that there are many other adverbs in the English language, and the best way to learn them is through reading and listening to others speak.
