Synonyms of expectantly

expectantly

adverb

as in confidently

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confidently
• positively
• joyfully
• joyously
• amusedly
• giddily
• exuberantly
• optimistically
• laughingly
• blithely
• hopefully
• gladly
• bullishly
• lightheartedly
• breezily
• sunnily
• smilingly
• rapturously
• cheerfully
• gigglingly
• friendly
• sanguinely
• amicably
• blissfully
• cheerily
• jocularly
• merrily
• happily
• jovially
• elatedly
• good-naturedly
• good-humoredly
• heartily
• friendlily
• blithesomely
• jocosely
• euphorically
• gladsomely
• mirthfully
• brightly
• gaily

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gloomily
• dismally
• pessimistically
• drearily
• dejectedly
• despondently
• blackly
• disconsolately
• forlornly
• mournfully
• sorrowfully
• plaintively
• abjectly
• dolefully
• wretchedly
• glumly
• sternly
• sullenly
• dispiritedly
• sulkily
• sourly
• heavily
• miserably
• unhappily
• morosely
• darkly
• dourly
• bleakly
• dolorously
• mirthlessly
• cheerlessly