Synonyms for severely
se·vere·ly

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1. 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"

   Synonyms:
   mischievously, badly, poorly, bad, disadvantageously, sternly, ill, gravely, staidly, hard, naughtily, soberly, in earnest, seriously, earnestly

2. sternly, severelyadverb

   with sternness; in a severe manner

   "`No,' she said sternly"; "peered severely over her glasses"

   Synonyms:
   hard, badly, sternly, seriously, gravely

3. hard, severelyadverb

   causing great damage or hardship

   "industries hit hard by the depression"; "she was severely affected by the bank's failure"

   Synonyms:
   badly, firmly, sternly, gravely, hard, intemperately, heavily, seriously

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1. List of paraphrases for "severely":

   seriously, gravely, harshly, strictly, strongly, heavily, badly, rigorously, hard, sharply, greatly, grave, serious, extremely, critically, sternly, considerably, deeply, significantly, violently, highly, roundly, severe, very

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1. Smokey Robinson:

   I am a COVID survivor, i got it severely and I was hospitalized for 11 days — and four or five of those I do not even remember. It really was touch and go and a terribly debilitating ailment.

2. Sarosh Zaiwalla:

   With a nuclear deal imminent, it is clear that Iran is preparing to make up lost ground and re-establish itself as a major supplier, sanctions have crippled Iran's oil production, halving oil exports and severely limiting new development projects. The prospect of them being lifted is creating great excitement ... as foreign trade and investment will allow Iran to make huge efficiencies and drive down the cost of production.

3. Jeff Weaver:

   Many of the same issues that resonated in Michigan with Democrats there are going to resonate in Ohio, the auto industry there was also severely damaged. There are a lot of people in Ohio who are hurting. That's an industrial state. Same in Illinois. Same in Missouri.

4. Tamsin Edwards:

   That means that coastal flooding will still increase, but less severely if we manage to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

5. Sanjeet Singh-Saluja:

   One of the pillars of the Sikh faith is Seva, which is service to mankind. I have always viewed my work at the MUHC as a chance for me to fulfill my faith's expectations of service, however, another pillar of the faith, as many of you know, is Kesh, which is the practice of allowing one's hair to grow naturally out of respect for the perfection of God's creation. In this time of pandemic, I am faced with an existential crisis as the latter has severely limited my ability to serve.