intently

Definitions

With earnest and eager attention.

In a way that shows a firm or fixed purpose.

Examples

The detective listened intently as the witness described the suspect.

She stared intently at the painting, trying to decipher the artist's hidden message.

Synonyms

attentively fixedly closely earnestly steadfastly concentratedly raptly

Antonyms

absentmindedly distractedly casually inattentively vaguely indifferently perfunctorily