In this useful lesson, we’re diving into a special group of words called adverbs, focusing on how we say them. Picture adverbs as little helpers that add extra flavor to what we’re saying, like “quickly” or “happily.” What’s neat is some of these helpers stress or emphasize their first part when we speak them.
It’s perfect for those starting their English journey or anyone aiming to polish their skills.
List of Adverbs with Stress in the First Syllable
Here is a big list of stressed adverbs in English:
- aptly
- heedfully
- privy
- easily
- earthly
- fixedly
- fitly
- doubtless
- double
- doggedly
- ever
- mildly
- erstwhile
- equitably
- real
- loosely
- dirty
- decimally
- decently
- personally
- anywhere
- deathly
- dearly
- darkly
- damply
- ably
- dryly
- scarce
- highly
- drolly
- rearward
- swiftly
- categorically
- guiltily
- crudely
- crisply
- grossly
- greatly
- totally
- previously
- publicly
- coyly
- naturally
- snugly
- sagely
- wontedly
- cowardly
- rarely
- laudably
- hopefully
- manyfold
- cordially
- positively
- coolly
- soulfully
- somewhat
- wisely
- contra
- likely
- constantly
- mightily
- recently
- thoughtfully
Also Read: List of Conjunctive Adverbs
- cognitively
- certainly
- presently
- inland
- canny
- subtly
- spookily
- parallel
- precious
- candidly
- calmly
- helplessly
- broadcast
- inwards
- opportunely
- briskly
- thinly
- brightly
- legally
- consequently
- torturously
- breezily
- commonly
- leeward
- awful
- mostly
- automatically
- nobly
- anyway
- always
- airily
- afterwards
- forte
- vainly
- absently
- bloody
- kinda
- safely
- tandem
- hitherto
- sadly (Synonyms of Sad)
- yesterday
- hereinafter
- overtime
- graciously
- magically
- psychically
- often
- underhand
- quietly
- heartily
- ruthlessly
- slightly
- tightly
- speedily
- hecka
- lethally
- verily
- steadily
- thin
- freshly
- online
- somewhere
- stratify
- kindly
- laxly
- keenly
- helpfully
- likewise
- silly
- sunday
- globally
- lightly
- frequently
- practically
- nearly
- formerly
- under
- hastily
- sheer
- gravely
- nevertheless
- formally
- foremost
- middling
- forcibly
- largely
- promptly
- willingly
- quickly
- glacially
- lamely
Also Read: List of Strong Adjectives
- gingerly
- gently
- funnily
- really
- grayly
- perfectly
- fabulously
- preferably
- thickly
- extra
- evidently
- ever
- equally
- eminently
- furiously
- shamefully
- heavily
- mansards
- finally
- fatefully
- furthermore
- stiffly
- meantime
- grimly
- glumly
- fatally
- surely
- early
- eagerly
- dumbly
- outward
- dreadfully
- dazedly
- downright
- flawlessly
- deafly
- flatly
- dimly
- dingily
- fully
- diffidently
- dido
- diametrically
- diagonally
- justly
- densely
- deucedly
- timeously
- awkward
- deftly
- overboard
- silently
- categorically
- carefully
- nowadays
- thusly
- wryly
- monthly
- leisurely
- utter
- yearningly
- thus
- never
- daily
- strangely (Synonyms of Strange)
- openly
- definitely
- feasibly
- dedicatedly
- decorously
- luckily
- soundly
- decoratively
- rapidly
- cyclically
- upward
- ditto
- therefore
- currently
- negligibly
- gullibly
- harshly
- cogently
- meanly
- closely
- nightly
- after
- admirably
- softly
- cleanly
- dismally
- otherwise
- readily
- thuswise
- relatively
- subsequently
- sibilantly
- deadly
- humbly
- opposite
- lately
- right
- centrally
- chiefly
- multiply
- cheaply
- knightly
- anyhow
- rapid
- freely
- scarcely
Also Read: List of Food Adjectives
- someplace
- any
- anxiously
- simply
- animatedly
- angrily
- obviously
- proudly
- amply
- amorously
- always
- passively
- briefly
- blithely
- blindly
- lucidly
- properly
- hourly
- widely
- utterly
- wilfully
- instantly
- little
- blindingly
- wrily
- blandly
- blamelessly
- slowly
- mainly
- purely
- actually
- accurately
- clockwise
- cleverly
- mutually
- forward
- mighty
- friday
- probably
- strictly
- peacefully
- round
- glibly
- jolly
- neatly
- pell-mell
- windward
- even
- tentatively
- fatuously
- tetchily
- uniformly
- squarely
- sometimes
- somehow
- faintly
- mediately
- faithfully
- fairly
- physically
- roughly
- either
- passim
- inside
- usually
- pretty
- slyly
- effortlessly
- heavy
- happily
- clearly
- lavishly
- therein
- tinglingly
- blackly
- oftentimes
- painfully
- gladly
- hence
- bitterly
- seriously
- that
- over
- eerily
- hardly
- upright
- wrongly
- mortally
- easy
- bibulously
- possibly
- idly
- bias
- bawdily
- primely
- basically
- bravely
- gratefully
- brattily
- plenty
- barely
- rather
- only
- throughly
- momently
- easterly
- badly
- backwards
- madly
- solely
- loudly
- uphill
- party
- backwardly
- literally
- thither
- gradably
- long
- neither
- prob’ly
- humanly
- quaintly
- backward
- headlong
- spritely
- gradually
- funny
- nicely
- suddenly
- regular
- overhead
- namely
- mordantly
- specially
- firstly
- finely
- homeward
- probably
Infographics (Stressed Adverbs in 1st Syllable)
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