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. Zulfa Khalid:

   I haven't tried that app Zulfa Khalid but I am happy something is being done to end this mess, i can't wait to see those nasty guys severely punished.

2. Bill Read:

   It does not protect your windows, at best, it's an inconvenience. At worst, some people have the illusion that they're safe … and people can get severely hurt.

3. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer:

   Our ability to meet the needs is severely compromised when the national stockpile is not able to meet our need and we are told to go find it on our own, gov.( J.B.) Pritzker in Illinois said, you know, we're bidding against one another, that Wild West is the Wild West, I think is how he phrased it.

4. 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.

5. Randy Serraglio:

   The Rosemont Mine would destroy El Jefe’s home and severely hamstring recovery of jaguars in the United States, at ground zero for the mine is the intersection of three major wildlife corridors that are essential for jaguars moving back into the U.S. to reclaim lost territory. The Santa Rita Mountains are critically important to jaguar recovery in this country, and they must be protected.