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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"
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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?
It's a shame that golf will return to the Olympics after 112 years without the world's top four stars and several other top players, there are still many world-class players in the 60-man field. They all want to win a medal badly for their country, including me. So, I think the golf competition is going to be a big success in Rio. I'm very proud to be part of it.
If you want to touch the other shore badly enough, barring an impossible situation, you will. If your desire is diluted for any reason, you'll never make it.
Its incredible how badly the Democratic party is screwing this up for themselves. Its amazing. Theyve got one left-wing nut after the next on television.
Investors are coming to terms with what a Chinese renminbi devaluation means for Western markets. It means global deflation and recession, the western manufacturing sector will choke under this imported deflationary tourniquet. Indeed U.S. manufacturing seems to be suffering particularly badly already.
The poor complain that they are governed badly. The rich complain that they are governed at all.
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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