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Synonyms for badly
ˈbæd libad·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
badly, severely, gravely, seriouslyadverb
to a severe or serious degree
"fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"; "badly injured"; "a severely impaired heart"; "is gravely ill"; "was seriously ill"
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mischievously, poorly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, sternly, ill, gravely, staidly, hard, naughtily, soberly, in earnest, seriously, earnestlyAntonyms:
well, advantageouslyill, badly, poorlyadverb
(`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
"he was ill prepared"; "it ill befits a man to betray old friends"; "the car runs badly"; "he performed badly on the exam"; "the team played poorly"; "ill-fitting clothes"; "an ill-conceived plan"
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mischievously, poorly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, ill, gravely, naughtily, seriouslyAntonyms:
advantageously, wellbadlyadverb
evilly or wickedly
"treated his parents badly"; "to steal is to act badly"
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mischievously, poorly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, ill, gravely, naughtily, seriouslyAntonyms:
well, advantageouslybadly, mischievously, naughtilyadverb
in a disobedient or naughty way
"he behaved badly in school"; "he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister"; "behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room"
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mischievously, poorly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, ill, gravely, naughtily, seriouslyAntonyms:
well, advantageouslybadly, badadverb
with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')
"the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were badly shaken"; "it hurts bad"; "we need water bad"
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mischievously, poorly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, ill, gravely, naughtily, seriouslyAntonyms:
well, advantageouslybadly, badadverb
very much; strongly
"I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it"; "the cables had sagged badly"; "they were badly in need of help"; "he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it"
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mischievously, poorly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, ill, gravely, naughtily, seriouslyAntonyms:
well, advantageouslybadlyadverb
without skill or in a displeasing manner
"she writes badly"; "I think he paints very badly"
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mischievously, poorly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, ill, gravely, naughtily, seriouslyAntonyms:
advantageously, wellbadly, disadvantageouslyadverb
in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage
"the venture turned out badly for the investors"; "angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them"
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mischievously, poorly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, ill, gravely, naughtily, seriouslyAntonyms:
advantageously, wellill, badlyadverb
unfavorably or with disapproval
"tried not to speak ill of the dead"; "thought badly of him for his lack of concern"
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mischievously, poorly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, ill, gravely, naughtily, seriouslyAntonyms:
well, advantageouslybadlyadverb
with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display
"they took their defeat badly"; "took her father's death badly"; "conducted himself very badly at the time of the earthquake"
Synonyms:
mischievously, poorly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, ill, gravely, naughtily, seriouslyAntonyms:
well, advantageously
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
badlyadverb
Synonyms:
poorly, unskillfully, wretchedly, grievously, imperfectly, very much, greatly
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#596 | hard | |
#841 | bad | |
#1673 | wrong | |
#3009 | evil | |
#4320 | ill | |
#4587 | seriously | |
#5093 | hurt | |
#9700 | badly | |
#10329 | poorly | |
#11616 | severely | |
#15684 | desperately | |
#16206 | incorrectly | |
#22060 | urgently | |
#37675 | sorely | |
#38786 | earnestly | |
#40402 | gravely | |
#42596 | miserably | |
#56650 | sternly | |
#116572 | soberly | |
#154702 | mischievously |
How to use badly in a sentence?
President Trump has not always chosen the right words, president Trump was wrong with President Trump words in Charlottesville, and I told President Trump so at the time. President Trump was badly wrong with President Trump words yesterday. And it wasn't just President Trump words. President Trump actions since Election Day will be judged harshly by history.
Most of us love Al Franken, i think Al Franken was badly treated and used.
Most of them have lost everything — their homes have been badly damaged or some completely destroyed, a lot of them are from farming communities as well, and so they've lost their crops and they've lost their source of food, so this support is critical for survival.
China wants to talk very badly, and I said, frankly, it's too early to talk. Can't talk now because they're not ready. Because they have been ripping us for so many years, it doesn't happen that quickly.
I think Nancy Pelosi is hurting our country very badly by doing what Nancy Pelosi's doing and, ultimately, I think I've set the table very nicely.
Translations for badly
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- بشكل سيئArabic
- злеBulgarian
- malament, malCatalan, Valencian
- špatněCzech
- schlecht, dringendGerman
- malboneEsperanto
- mal, malamenteSpanish
- huonosti, pahastiFinnish
- mal, mauvaisementFrench
- malGalician
- maleItalian
- maleLatin
- dårligNorwegian
- malPortuguese
- răuRomanian
- ду́рно, плохо, нехорошо, нехорошо́, пло́хоRussian
- slabóSlovene
- dåligSwedish
- kötü, acilTurkish
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